Official Report: Minutes of Evidence

Committee for the Economy, meeting on Wednesday, 19 January 2022


Members present for all or part of the proceedings:

Dr Caoimhe Archibald (Chairperson)
Mr Matthew O'Toole (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Keith Buchanan
Mr Stewart Dickson
Mr Stephen Dunne
Mr Mike Nesbitt
Mr John O'Dowd
Mr Peter Weir

Employment (Zero Hours Workers and Banded Weekly Working Hours) Bill

The Chairperson (Dr Archibald): There is legal advice in members' tabled papers on the consequences for contract and employment law by the triggering of the provisions of the Bill. As always, legal advice is restricted and should not be circulated further nor read out in today's meeting. I refer members to paragraphs 20 to 22 of that legal advice, which forms the main part of the legal advice on the queries that were raised.

The Second Stage of the Employment (Zero Hours Workers and Banded Weekly Working Hours) Bill has not yet been scheduled, so that legal advice is obviously for members to note at this stage. It will form part of our Committee consideration if the Bill gets to the Committee.

Are Members happy enough to move on?

Members indicated assent.

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