Taylor Review: Working Practices

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 11 July 2017.

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Photo of Ruth George Ruth George Labour, High Peak 12:42, 11 July 2017

I welcome the Minister’s commitment to the Government’s upholding of workers’ rights, but I wonder whether, as part of the Government’s response to the report, she will consider enabling workers to uphold their own rights. Will she look again at the fees for employment tribunals, which have led to a 70% reduction in cases brought by single claimants, such as those working in the gig economy, against their employers?