Member

On Amendment 115A, the Government have acknowledged the productivity challenge facing the UK workforce. Businesses must be empowered to adapt their working arrangements in response to these challenges. If the Government are serious about improving productivity, they must acknowledge that businesses are key drivers of this improvement. Therefore, surely this legislation must empower, not hinder, employers in making the necessary contractual changes. Without such support, the Government’s ambitions to raise productivity will remain unattainable.