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Lord Leong (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 December 2025

Debate

Fair Work Agency: Small and Micro Businesses

Contribution

The noble Lord is right to raise that concern, and I will set out the Government’s position. As I said earlier, the agency’s approach is proportionate and risk based. It does not create new obligations, and it consolidates existing rules into a clearer and simpler system. Micro-businesses up and down the country already comply with the minimum wage, holiday pay and sick pay, so there is no need for them to do anything else and they will see no changes to their day-to-day operation. Our focus is on serious or repeated abuse, not technical errors, and we will work with business groups to ensure that the transition is smooth and supportive for very small firms.

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