Labour's McDonald submits 18 amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
EXTRA union powers against fire and rehire, moves to widen collective bargaining and gig economy crackdown were submitted as amendments to the Employment Rights Bill today.
Andy McDonald MP, former shadow secretary of state employment rights and author of the New Deal for Working People, submitted 18 amendments before MPs scrutinise the landmark legislation line by line next week.
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