Part-time workers’ rights ruling

Title

Part-time workers’ rights ruling

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:27

Description

Employment minister Ann Widdecombe speaks to Angela Rippon from Westminster about the House of Lords ruling that the government’s Employment Protection Act discriminates against part-time workers. Issues covered are redundancy and unfair dismissal, incompatibility with European law and burden on employers.

Contributors

Ann Widdecombe; Angela Rippon

Keywords

Legislation; Women; Employee rights; Equal opportunity; Redundancy terms; House of Lords; Discrimination; Employers; Legal decisions; Dismissal from employment; Part time employment

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