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786840

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date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made in making written contracts of employment a legal requirement for all employees regardless of the terms and conditions of their employment in order to protect their employment rights; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	112250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>Employees who are employed for one month or more have a statutory right to receive a written statement setting out the main particulars of their employment.</p><p>Employees who do not receive a written statement, or who believe it to be inaccurate or incomplete, may refer the matter to an employment tribunal.</p><p>An employee is engaged under a contract of employment, which is brought into existence by an employee’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of employment offered by an employer. The terms of the contract may be expressed or implied, and if expressed, may be written or oral.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/11/2017 15:51:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

757876

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of whether all employees should have rights to parental leave, holiday pay, full sick pay and guaranteed hours.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>I made an oral statement to the House on 11 July 2017 to announce the publication of the Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Review looked at ways to ensure that the regulatory framework surrounding employment, and the support Government provides to businesses and workers, was keeping pace with changes in the labour market and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The report is comprehensive and detailed and will require detailed, careful thought and further consultation. It is important that we take action where we need to.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will give the report the careful consideration it deserves and will respond in full later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 12:53:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

751856

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what safeguards his Department has put in place to protect people employed on flexible contracts from exploitation by their employers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	4890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The availability of atypical employment provides a number of benefits for workers who cannot or do not want to commit to ‘standard’ full-time employment. This results in high participation rates among groups which might otherwise be excluded from work altogether, like mothers returning to work.</p><p>The UK’s flexible labour market means those who work in flexible arrangements continue to be entitled to employment protections regardless of the contract type. But we recognise that there are instances where the UK labour market is not working fairly for everyone and is why we asked Matthew Taylor to carry out his independent Review of Working Practices. Our full response later this year will reflect Government’s position and next steps.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 15:17:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

674923

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses that have fired and rehired employees in accord with his Department's guidance on changing an employment contract in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	60570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Government does not collect information on terminated and re-instated employment contracts. Employment contracts and contractual changes are a matter for the individual and the employer to agree, but they must comply with the legal framework.</p><p>Guidance on the GOV.UK website reflects the legal requirements employers must follow when asking individuals to consider contractual changes. The guidance also provides advice on recourse available if an individual feels they have been unfairly treated.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2017 16:29:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

674932

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to amend his Department's policy on changing an employment contract to prevent employers firing and rehiring employees.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	60558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Government has no plans at present to change this policy.</p><p>The UK labour market allows individuals and employers to agree employment contracts and patterns of work that suit them and does not want to restrict people’s ability to choose how they work, nor impose strict unnecessary regulations on businesses.</p><p>However, Government is clear that employers must take their employment law responsibilities seriously and cannot simply opt out of their responsibilities or avoid the law.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2017 16:28:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day