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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2744

Employment (Dismissal and Re-employment) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill creates new rules about what happens when someone is dismissed from their job and then rehired. It aims to clarify workers' rights and protections in situations where employers let people go and then bring them back, to prevent unfair treatment.

Presented by Gavin Newlands.
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote475 MPs
77% Ayes · 36823% Noes · 107
The democratic gap

23% , a wide gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading9 Jun 2020
  • 2nd reading