Clause 45 - fixed-term work
Employment Bill
11:45 am
Mr George Osborne (Tatton, Conservative)
The hon. Gentleman is reading very well from the various briefs. However, he did not quote the excerpt from the Law Society brief that reads:
''We are concerned that provisions under clause 45 to introduce regulations outlawing discrimination against fixed term employees will not comply with the European Directive they are designed to implement.''
That is surely the key question. If the clause does not implement the European directive, it is pointless. Will the Minister make a clear statement that, in his view and in that of the Government lawyers, the clause complies with the European directive that it is trying to implement?