The fundamental point is about choice, which the hon. Member for Macclesfield (David Rutley) touched on. Does my hon. Friend agree that the power has shifted enormously over the past several years? There has been an explosion in the incidence of zero-hours contracts, and the employee does not have the choice of whether they want one. It is a case of “take it or leave it”, because that is all that is available to them.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andy McDonald
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 19 November 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.
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