I ask for some clarification. The Minister said that the tribunal judge will obviously have a discretion, and I absolutely accept that point. However, the amount could be considerably more than £5,000. New Section 12A(1) refers to each worker involved, and I referred in my speech to a large organisation going bust. Even at the minimum of £100, if thousands of people lose their job, the penalty will still be quite a large sum that could take precedence over redundancy pay.
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Brinton
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
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