§ 00 Issue52 named divisions5 bills

Employment

Jobs, wages, and workers rights

§ 02Bills & votesGrouped by bill

18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026Aye = Support transferring investigatory and surveillance powers to the Fair Work Agency as a necessary consequence of merging labour enforcement functions into the new body · No = Oppose granting the Fair Work Agency extensive surveillance powers, arguing they are disproportionate for a labour enforcement agency and represent state overreach368 · 107Passed

28 Jan 2026Opposition Day: Youth unemploymentAye = Support the opposition's call for greater government action on youth unemployment · No = Reject the opposition motion, defending the government's existing approach to youth employment and skills93 · 286Defeated

15 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120HAye = Support the government overriding the Lords' procedural safeguards and pressing ahead with the Employment Rights Bill without additional consultation or impact assessment requirements on the disputed provision · No = Back the Lords' position that a significant new policy inserted late in the Bill's passage should require proper consultation, risk assessment, and parliamentary scrutiny before becoming law312 · 98Passed 8 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48BAye = Support the government's amended approach to zero-hours contracts and unfair dismissal protections, including earlier commencement of protections and seasonal work provisions, in place of the Lords' amendment · No = Oppose the government's compromise, either preferring the Lords' stronger amendment or rejecting the underlying workers' rights measures394 · 100Passed 8 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62Aye = Support the government's compromise approach to unfair dismissal protections, bringing forward protections earlier for workers with existing service, while rejecting the Lords' specific amendment in favour of the government's own wording · No = Oppose the government's handling of unfair dismissal reforms, either preferring the Lords' original amendment or opposing the expansion of unfair dismissal protections altogether as damaging to employment and businesses320 · 164Passed 8 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 Aye = Support the Labour Government's version of the Employment Rights Bill, overriding Lords changes to provisions on guaranteed hours and related protections for workers · No = Prefer the Lords' amendments over the Government's alternatives, or oppose the Bill's approach to workers' rights more broadly298 · 97Passed 8 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1BAye = Support keeping the employer duty to proactively offer guaranteed hours to workers, rejecting the Lords' weaker version that would have required workers to request them · No = Prefer the Lords' amendment placing the initiative on workers to request guaranteed hours, giving employers more flexibility328 · 98Passed 8 Dec 2025Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72HAye = Support the government's compromise wording on the disputed employment rights provisions, rejecting the Lords' alternative amendments 72D–72H in favour of the government's own substitute text · No = Prefer the Lords' amendments 72D–72H, or oppose the government's handling of this stage of the Employment Rights Bill ping-pong process323 · 164Passed

10 Dec 2025Opposition day: Seasonal workAye = Support the opposition's position on seasonal work, likely backing improved conditions, visa access, or protections for seasonal agricultural workers · No = Reject the opposition motion on seasonal work, backing the government's existing approach to seasonal labour in agriculture100 · 323Defeated

10 Dec 2025Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal workAye = Support the government's amended version of the motion on seasonal work, accepting the government's framing of its approach to seasonal agricultural labour · No = Prefer the original opposition motion on seasonal work, signalling dissatisfaction with the government's record or policy on seasonal worker schemes and rural employment319 · 98Passed

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