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Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill

No, I shall not give way. I am just coming to a conclusion. The other stumbling block has been on the issue of enforcement. I do not want an industrial tribunal to be the first line of defence. That should be the last resort, used only in extremis. I want the Minister to consider the space that I have allowed him in clause 4 to create a mechanism that is short, sharp and effective, and avoids the overuse of tribunals. He should consider creating that responsibility, perhaps in ACAS, unless somebody comes up with a better idea. In the long term, the Bill is economically the right thing to do, and, for the reasons that I have described, it is morally the right thing to do, and I commend it to the House.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c667-8 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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