Gareth Bacon MP: written questions

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Written questions

Conditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for each consultation relating to worker's rights.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Conditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many separate Government consultations are planned to support implementation of the proposals relating to worker's rights; and what the planned scope of each consultation is.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Conditions of Employment: Public ConsultationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government's plans to legislate on employment law within 100 days, what his planned timetable if for consulting on those legislative proposals.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the plan to Make Work Pay in full. The Employment Rights Bill will be key to delivery and we are committed to introducing this legislation to improve the rights of workers within 100 days.The details of this are i...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Collective Bargaining: PicketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on whether secondary picketing would apply in sectors subject to sectoral collective bargaining.
Answer: The Government has no intention of changing the law in relation to secondary action, including secondary picketing. We are working on establishing a Fair Pay Agreement in the social care sector and will bring forward proposals in due course.
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Collective Bargaining: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy that trade unions should be able to initiate industrial action across all employers in a sector subject to collective bargaining.
Answer: The Government is committed to bringing in a new era of partnership that sees employers, unions and Government work together in co-operation and through negotiation – putting an end to the worst strikes chaos seen in decades under the previous administrat...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Collective BargainingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in which sectors his Department plans to introduce sectoral collective bargaining.
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill will be introduced in the first 100 days in Government and will play a key role in delivering aspects of the Plan to Make Work Pay. This will include legislation on sectoral collective bargaining, with Adult Social Care being th...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Trade Unions: Electronic VotingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on electronic voting for trade union ballots; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of cyber security for electronic voting.
Answer: The Government has committed to introducing modern, secure, electronic balloting, while ensuring we maintain high standards of engagement, participation, and cyber security. Further information on the implementation of electronic balloting will be outline...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Trade Unions: BallotsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to allow workplace voting for trade union ballots; and whether he plans to introduce changes to secret trade union ballots.
Answer: The Government is committed to introduce modern, secure, electronic balloting and workplace balloting for trade union ballots. In doing so, we will ensure that the secrecy of the ballot is maintained.
Answered 24 Jul 2024
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Trade Unions: Private SectorDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) increase the level and (b) promote the use of trade union facility time in the private sector.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is sufficient facilities time for all trade union representatives, in both the public and private sector, so that they have capacity to represent and defend workers, negotiate with employers and conduct traini...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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