Call to ban ‘Fire & Rehire’ tactics by unscrupulous employers

This week in the House of Commons I called on the Government to ban the use of 'Fire and Rehire' tactics by employers.

I told Parliament: “I have heard from constituents in West Derby how the use of fire and rehire tactics by employers such as British Gas and British Airways put them in unbearable situations during the pandemic. Shamefully, in the middle of a cost of living crisis, we see many rogue employers across all sectors utilising those immoral practices on a daily basis to drive people into poverty. As my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper) made clear, we need employment legislation now and the outright outlawing of the despicable practice of fire and rehire. Can the Minister justify why workers should accept anything less from the Government?”

You can find this Question on Hansard online at: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-06-07/debates/7CB830AB-25A8-4949-85C8-0327532515A0/TopicalQuestions#contribution-D7FECDF8-5286-41A1-8293-89742F3BD584