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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 June 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill

Contribution

There is also a broader principle at stake. If the clause remains unamended, it risks creating a two-tier system within workplaces, where long-standing employees are eligible for representation but newer hires are not—through no fault of their own. That is not only administratively awkward; it is normatively undesirable. The recognition process has to be fair and inclusive, not arbitrary and exclusionary.

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