Clause 1 - Paternity leave
Employment Bill
4:45 pm
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
I agree entirely and intended to make the point that the changes being introduced here already exist in many neighbouring European countries and trade partners. Historically, however, Britain's economic performance, even without the additional employment costs that such measures, whether right or wrong, impose on business—it would be disingenuous to pretend that they do not—has not been so much better than its competitors that we can be relaxed or comfortable about what will happen as further such costs are imposed. Does the Minister share that concern?