Employment: Rights — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:46 pm on 19 November 2012.

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Photo of Lord Marland Lord Marland The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 2:46, 19 November 2012

We have to be very careful about bandying around harsh words such as "bullying". That is not reasonable. We have a voluntary agreement. Companies in my experience-I have a reasonable amount of experience-do best where both employees and employers co-operate. I was proud to be a founder shareholder of a business where well over 80% of the employees were shareholders. It meant that there was a community of interest and spirit of endeavour. We want to encourage that. It is incumbent on this Government to find ways of generating enterprise and a spirit of going forward together. This scheme does that admirably.