In any dismissal there is a risk that a Tribunal would find it unfair. The question is whether the employer should be protected from that risk for a period after recruitment and whether such protection would make them more likely to take a chance on recruiting someone.

It just went through on the nod. The main Lords amendment was accepted by the commons but there was an amendment in lieu extending the scope to cover missing discrimination claims. No one opposed it and there was no vote.

But no! This time the Government wins one! Still a torrid session though. More work to do before this Bill will be passed

And now another Division on union balloting turnout requirements. Assume Government will lose this one too.

Yup - government loses another one

I think it would lead to an arms race. If employees could essentially lawyer up for a hearing then employers would want to do the same. Hearings would get more legalistic. Of course reasonable adjustment might be in order when an employee has a disability

I’m sure the end will be no change once employers realise what is being suggested. The idea is that workers should be entitled to be accompanied by trained representatives who are neither trade union reps nor fellow workers. Surprised the Tories in the Lords seem to be in favour of that.

Oh it’s motion E1 - division on now!

No it’s been debated but not voted on. That’s motion H1 I think and we’re currently on Motion C

Painful to watch in fact

Seems likely that Opposition will ‘test the will of the house’ if Government lose on the point the Bill will have to go back to the Commons

Not North Tyneside? They keep changing it around. I’m from Blyth and have never known what the county to the South of us is actually called!

I don’t think we need worry about new fangled counties like Tyneside or whatever they are calling it nowadays.