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EMPLOYMENT LAW AND TRIBUNAL RIGHTS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1724: tabled on 05 April 2011

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 43 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House supports the aspiration, contained in the consultation paper, Resolving Workplace Disputes, to deal with individual employment disputes efficiently; wishes to reaffirm its belief that access to employment tribunals, which enable individuals to enforce essential employment rights, isa fundamental pillar of workplace justice; fears that the proposals, as written, will significantly worsen the ability of people to enforce their rights and will encourage poor employment practice; condemns the proposal to increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to two years as this would further restrictrights not to be unfairly dismissed from a significant proportion of the working population; further condemns the proposal to remove the rights of employees to have their claims for unfair dismissal heard by tribunal members with extensive practical workplace experience, leaving them to be decided by judges alone; rejects the proposals to introduce a fee to file a claim in the Employment Tribunal which would inevitably deter lower paid and vulnerable members of the community from seeking to secure their rights; and therefore calls on the Government to withdraw its proposed reforms.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2011
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2011
Gower
Clarke, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 11 May 2011
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2011
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 7 June 2011
West Lancashire
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 9 June 2011
Bolton North East
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 4 May 2011
Leyton and Wanstead
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 13 May 2011
Glasgow South West
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2011
Heywood and Middleton
Dobson, Frank
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Holborn and St Pancras
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 12 May 2011
Aberdeen North
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 27 April 2011
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Engel, Natascha
Labour
Signed on 17 May 2011
North East Derbyshire
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2011
Newport West
Fovargue, Yvonne
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2011
Makerfield
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2011
North Tyneside
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 26 April 2011
Portsmouth South
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2011
Jarrow
James, Mrs Siân C.
Labour
Signed on 10 May 2011
Swansea East
Kaufman, Sir Gerald
Labour
Signed on 11 July 2011
Manchester, Gorton
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 4 May 2011
Wansbeck
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 April 2011
Manchester, Withington
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2011
Manchester Central
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 27 April 2011
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 17 May 2011
Dundee West
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2011
Mansfield
Miller, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 11 May 2011
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Morrice, Graeme
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2011
Livingston
Morris, Grahame M.
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2011
Easington
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 8 June 2011
Bolton South East
Reynolds, Emma
Labour
Signed on 28 April 2011
Wolverhampton North East
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Labour
Signed on 11 May 2011
Halifax
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 28 April 2011
Liverpool, Walton
Roy, Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2011
Glenrothes
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2011
Bolsover
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 16 May 2011
Blackley and Broughton

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.