Member

We can acknowledge that fire and rehire is not always the right answer, and responsible businesses understand that too. It is rarely their preferred course of action and is typically used only in exceptional circumstances, after consultation and careful consideration. However, do the Government accept that the response in the Bill is vastly disproportionate? It is seeking to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. In doing so, it risks creating a rigid system that prevents reasonable contractual changes and ultimately harms both businesses and the very jobs that this legislation claims to protect.