Clause 45 - fixed-term work
Employment Bill
12:30 pm
Mr Norman Lamb (North Norfolk, Liberal Democrat)
Is the Minister at all concerned about a legal challenge? We hear of that from various trade unions, and it happened with the parental leave directive. The Government had to change the regulations, which resulted in wasted time and money for them and everyone else and confusion for those who try to claim their rights. There may be a legal challenge, given that the word ''worker'' was used in Europe, although I accept the point about agency workers. Would it be sensible to use the same terminology to ensure that there is proper compliance with the European directive?