Clause 27 - Role of companion at disciplinary or grievance hearing
Employment Relations Bill
9:45 am
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon, Conservative)
The point to which the hon. Member for Dagenham (Jon Cruddas) referred is exactly what amendment No. 53 is getting at because there is ambiguity. My reading of new subsection (2C)(a), contrary to what the Minister said, is that the employer could indeed stop the worker's companion from answering questions on behalf of the worker. We may disagree on whether that is right, but that is how I read it.