Clause 45 - fixed-term work
Employment Bill
11:45 am
Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare, Liberal Democrat)
The hon. Gentleman is correct. I have made that point but he emphasised the concern that lies behind our debate. If the Government feel that this is not the right forum to solve that uncertainty about employment rights, I ask the Minister at the very least for a commitment today that the Government's overdue review of employment status, which was to have commenced by the end of last year, should be commissioned as a matter of priority, to clear up the situation for employers and employees. As my hon. Friend's intervention emphasised, there is grave concern about the rights of workers and about whether we will meet the directive. I hope that the Minister will consider the point carefully. We may wish to return to it later.