Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern

Labour — Birkenhead

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 March 2025

Debate

Employment Rights Bill: Employment Rates

Contribution

I think the hon. Gentleman is referring to the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, but if somebody wants a flexible hours contract, then that is a good thing, and nothing in the changes prevents that. In fact, since I have been at the DWP, I have found that employers have not had sufficient contact from jobcentres and only one in six employers think about using them. When getting young people a proper range of choices and jobs through the jobcentre, not nearly enough work has been done to serve employers better. That is what a real growth agenda looks like from DWP.

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