Motion text
That this House welcomes the release of Empower’s Job Sharing: Redefining Work, Doubling Impact report; acknowledges the opportunities job-sharing presents for women by facilitating reductions in workplace inequalities and closes the gender pay gap; highlights the benefits this form of flexible working offers employees and employers, such as increased organisational productivity, boosting morale, and creating more diverse senior leadership teams; and calls on the Government to support the incentivisation of job-sharing opportunities by reducing cost barrier through introducing a reduction on Employer’s National Insurance contributions for employees in job shares.
Signatures (8)
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.
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 July 2023
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
10 July 2023
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 July 2023
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 July 2023
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
17 July 2023
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
19 July 2023
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.