Duty of employer to supply information to union
Employment Relations Bill
10:00 am
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon, Conservative)
I am, indeed, aware, and I am coming to that very point. It is still the case that a bike shop employing more than 21 people will be subject to the same regulations as will ICI. That is a fundamental flaw in the Bill.
Having said that, I come back to the Minister's point, which is key. The CAC annual report notes that 54 per cent. of bargaining units have fewer than 100 staff, but it does not give any figures lower than that. There is a deficit of information in the public arena. If the figures are available, I should be grateful if the Minister said so. I do not know whether he has the information to hand now, but it would be helpful for the Committee if he said how many bargaining units there were with 21 to 25 workers, 25 to 30, 30 to 50, 50 to 75 and 75 to 100. If we had that information, we would be better able to understand the implications of the Bill for companies of different sizes. I have a feeling that the statistics will show that smaller companies are having a tougher time than large ones.