Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:31 am on 22 October 2021.

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Photo of Gavin Newlands Gavin Newlands Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport) 11:31, 22 October 2021

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for the conversations we had when I proposed legislation on this issue last year. She says that, had fire and rehire been banned, British Airways might have just made people redundant, and she cites the example of pilots. This has happened already, and Ryanair negotiated temporary changes. Why would British Airways not have done the same, had it not been allowed to fire and rehire?