Oral QuestionScotland Office

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on supporting employment rights in Scotland.

Tabled: 22 October 2024Answered: 30 October 2024

Asked by

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

Martin McCluskey (Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West) (Lab)

My hon. Friend will know that the House recently gave the Employment Rights Bill its Second Reading. Shamefully, the Conservative party opposes the Bill, which is the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. The Government are taking a joined-up and collaborative approach to the delivery of the plan to make work pay, which has been developed with businesses and trade unions. We are committed to continuing that approach through consultation on the plan’s implementation, to ensure that the changes we are making work well for both employees and businesses.