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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 December 2025
Debate
Employment Rights BillContribution
I declare my interest as a practising barrister who, in years past, appeared for clients, both employers and employees, in employment tribunals. I remind the House that for many years there has been no statutory cap on compensation for discrimination claims— sex discrimination, race discrimination or disability discrimination. That has not led to the chaos to which the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, referred.
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