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1150092

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Working Hours
	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 her Department has made of the effect on the economy of reducing the working week to 32 hours.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	1122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>A shorter week can create practical challenges in treating all parts of the organisation fairly, and may even limit some employees’ flexibility. While there is evidence that a shorter working week can lead to higher productivity, the extent to which this would offset lost output from reduced hours is unclear.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/10/2019 16:22:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1257245

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	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	Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling based on the case of Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras v Deutsche Bank SAE, whether he plans to require employers to measure the duration of time worked by each employee, both normal hours and overtime, to ensure that staff (a) do not work beyond the legal maximum number of hours and (b) receive stipulated daily and weekly rest periods.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	123609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently intend to amend domestic legislation to require employers to record working hours as set out in the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that employers comply with the Working Time Regulations in respect of working hours and daily and weekly rest, and that they are held to account if they don't. Workers can take a case to employment tribunal concerning insufficient rest, and the Health and Safety Executive directly enforces maximum working hours. The Government has also committed to bringing forward state enforcement of the rules in the Working Time Regulations on holiday pay for vulnerable workers, to ensure that workers get the paid time off they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not disclose the legal advice it receives in relation to its work.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 123610 question first answered 07/12/2020 15:38:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1257247

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	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	Working Hours
	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 legal advice he has received on the Government requiring employers to measure the duration of time worked by each employee, both normal hours and overtime, to ensure that staff do not work beyond the legal maximum number of hours, and that they receive stipulated daily and weekly rest periods following the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling based on the case Federacion de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	123610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not currently intend to amend domestic legislation to require employers to record working hours as set out in the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that employers comply with the Working Time Regulations in respect of working hours and daily and weekly rest, and that they are held to account if they don't. Workers can take a case to employment tribunal concerning insufficient rest, and the Health and Safety Executive directly enforces maximum working hours. The Government has also committed to bringing forward state enforcement of the rules in the Working Time Regulations on holiday pay for vulnerable workers, to ensure that workers get the paid time off they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not disclose the legal advice it receives in relation to its work.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 123609 question first answered 07/12/2020 15:38:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1399511

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on changes to the Working Time Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	96933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers have regular discussions with stakeholders – but no specific recent discussions with stakeholders on changes to Working Time Regulations have been had.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/01/2022 16:43:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1401662

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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	Working Hours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have concerning the proportion of employees working shifts of more than six hours who do not receive payment for the rest breaks to which they are entitled.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL5255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>In Great Britain, working hours are governed by the Working Time Regulations, which set the maximum working hours and minimum rest breaks workers are entitled to. All workers are entitled to a minimum of 20 minutes’ rest break if they work at least six hours, which may be paid or unpaid depending on the employment contract. Some workers such as shift workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the right to specific rest breaks.</p><p> </p><p>Payment for rest breaks is a matter for individual contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/01/2022 16:33:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

1415828

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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	Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make changes to the Working Time Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	110431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy that delivers on our ambition to make the UK the best place in the world to work and grow a business. All policies – including retained EU law - are kept under review to ensure that they meet our objectives but the government has no intention of reducing workers’ rights.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/02/2022 16:11:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1419931

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 he has made of the potential contribution of a four-day working week to the Government’s wider strategy for flexible working.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	118558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A four-day working week may work well for some workers and employers. However, the Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to work arrangements. That is why we put individual agency and choice at the heart of our consultation on “making flexible working the default”, which closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS Ministers attend the Flexible Working Taskforce, which is co-chaired by senior officials and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. This considers how to support flexible working in all its forms. The Taskforce’s membership comprises representatives from 16 external organisations including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations, and business groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 118559 question first answered 09/02/2022 16:01:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1419932

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 organisations and stakeholders he has met to discuss the potential merits of a four-day working week.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	118559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A four-day working week may work well for some workers and employers. However, the Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to work arrangements. That is why we put individual agency and choice at the heart of our consultation on “making flexible working the default”, which closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS Ministers attend the Flexible Working Taskforce, which is co-chaired by senior officials and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. This considers how to support flexible working in all its forms. The Taskforce’s membership comprises representatives from 16 external organisations including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations, and business groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 118558 question first answered 09/02/2022 16:01:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1433582

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of a shorter working week.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL6273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>Individuals and employers working together should be able to decide what flexible working arrangements work best for them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s consultation and accompanying impact assessment on “making flexible working the default” showed there are benefits associated with all kinds of flexible working arrangements. These benefits include reduced vacancy costs; increased skill retention; enhanced business performance; and reduced staff absenteeism rates.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/03/2022 11:41:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1451790

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 he has made of the potential merits of a four day working week.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	141249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to work arrangements. That is why we put individual agency and choice at the heart of our consultation on “making flexible working the default”, which closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/03/2022 15:17:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson