One in seven Labour MPs in potential ‘hire and fire’ schemes

It’s private members’ bill week in Parliament, with lucky backbenchers who won a place in the ballot presenting their proposed laws to the Commons on Wednesday. Labour MP Barry Gardiner, who spent 24 hours in the party’s leadership race last year, is up and planning a bill to outlaw ‘fire and rehire’ tactics used by some employers to drive down pay and conditions. It comes as Unite the Union – Labour’s biggest donor in recent years – runs a major campaign on this issue, coordinating a letter signed by more than 140 MPs and peers to outlaw the ‘abhorrent’ practice which occurs when an employer dismisses an employee and offers to rehire them on new terms.

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So Mr S was surprised to obtain figures from IPSA – the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority – which show that Labour’s MPs are the most likely to rehire staff who left their employer.