Member

I urge the Minister, if not to accept this amendment, at least to commit in Committee to including a clear definition of low-hours contracts on Report. If the low-hours threshold is set at the right level, the Bill will indeed succeed in addressing potentially exploitative practices—which, as noble Lords on the other side of the Committee have rightly pointed out, good employers want to be addressed as much as they do. The Bill can do so without dismantling the legitimate employment practices that work—for our economy, for our service industries, and, most importantly, for millions of working people across the UK. In that spirit, I commend Amendment 8 to your Lordships.