Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:00 pm on 25 October 2022.

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Photo of Ellie Reeves Ellie Reeves Shadow Minister (Justice) 3:00, 25 October 2022

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, unlike the Minister. Does my hon. Friend share my concerns about the lack of a reference to employment rights in the Minister’s speech? Limits on working time, the right to paid holiday, rights for temporary and agency workers and parental leave all derive from EU law. Those fundamental workers’ rights could all disappear under the Bill. Given that the previous Business Secretary, Mr Rees-Mogg, stated that holiday pay is not an “absolute…right”, does my hon. Friend agree that we need confirmation that our hard-fought-for employment rights will be protected?