I really cannot imagine how anyone would want to take a franchise like this. It is a variation on the old zero-hours contract, which we talk about. It could be a franchise with zero income and the hours being 24/7. Why should anybody want this contract? I will be interested to hear what the Minister says, but the pubcos must love it.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Berkeley
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 28 January 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.
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