Lord Young Tables Amendments To Block ‘Banter Ban’ in Rayner’s Employment Rights Bill

Rayner’s much-loathed Employment Rights Bill is now in the Lords, with Committee Stage kicking off on 29 April. Free speech warrior and Tory peer Lord Toby Young is already making use of his new role, tabling a series of amendments to block the ‘banter ban’ – Clause 20 – which would require employers to protect staff from third-party “non-sexual harassment”.[…] Read the rest