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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Taylor Review

Monday 21 March 2022 · 2 questions

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • John Penrose asked the Minister about implementing the Taylor review recommendations from 2017.
  • The Minister stated that significant progress has been made in implementing the recommendations.
  • John Penrose noted that there are still gaps in the implementation of the full set of recommendations since 2018.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 John Penrose Con
Employment Business & Trade
Context

The question arises from the government's delayed and incomplete implementation of the Taylor review recommendations, which were intended to improve working conditions for agency workers.

Question

If she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to implement the recommendations of the Taylor review of modern working practices, published in July 2017.

Answer from Mims Davies

The Government have made significant progress in implementing those recommendations, improving the working conditions for agency workers and more harshly penalising employers who treat their workers badly. I will continue to work with my right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make sure that we fulfil our commitment to ensuring that everyone, no matter what their background, has the opportunity to start, stay and progress in work.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific ask about taking steps with BEIS Secretary was not directly addressed. The response did not provide concrete actions or timelines for full implementation of Taylor review recommendations.

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Q2 John Penrose Con
Employment
Context

The questioner notes the government's promise to implement all Taylor review recommendations by 2018, yet four years later, there are gaps and missing dates for legislation. This affects lower-skilled and insecure workers' opportunities.

Question

Ministers from both Departments originally promised to implement the full set of the Taylor review recommendations back in 2018, but four years later, we still have gaps and missing dates for legislation. The conditions faced by many lower-skilled and insecure workers create huge barriers to opportunity, career progression and social mobility. Is it not past time for us to smash these glass ceilings as a key part of levelling up?

Answer from Mims Davies

I thank my hon Friend for raising this matter, and I am sure that BEIS Ministers will have heard him loudly as well. It is absolutely right that we have boosted the secondary legislation, which boosts the rights of workers by quadrupling the available aggravated breach penalty used in employment tribunals, but it is right too that he and I work with my colleagues to make sure that employers—and the experience at work—are better, because they need to be.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific ask about implementing Taylor review recommendations was not directly addressed. The response did not provide concrete actions or timelines for full implementation.

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