Shares for Rights
There have been votes in Parliament on the introduction of the employee shareholder scheme which is an employee status obtained when an employee is given shares worth at least £2,000 in return for which the employer is permitted not to extend unfair dismissal rights, rights to statutory redundancy pay and other employment rights to the employee.
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Liam Fox generally voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 23 Apr 2013:
Liam Fox voted to exempt those with employee shareholder status from certain statutory employment rights.
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On 16 Apr 2013:
Liam Fox voted to permit employers not to extend certain otherwise statutory rights to employees with a new employee shareholder status.
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On 17 Dec 2012:
Liam Fox was absent for a vote on Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Clause 25 — Employee Shareholder Status — Exemption from Certain Statutory Employment Rights
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On 17 Dec 2012:
Liam Fox was absent for a vote on Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Third Reading
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On 5 Nov 2012:
Liam Fox voted for a new employment status of employee shareholder, holders of which may be exempted from certain statutory employment rights; for an option for planning applications to be made directly to the Secretary of State in areas where the local planning authority is deemed to be performing poorly and to postpone a business rate revaluation from 2015 to 2017.
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