§ 63. Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Labour if he will seek to revise the Redundancy Payments Act, so that those who are redundant, but are absorbed into the same firm at a lesser rate of pay, may be entitled to some compensation.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI do not think it would be practicable to impose a legal requirement of this kind.
§ 67. Mr. Macdonaldasked the Minister of Labour if he will seek to amend the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 so that it may cover long-serving part-time employees even though their hours of working may be less than 21 per week.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsNo. But my right hon. Friend has powers to make orders under Section 7 of the Contracts of Employment Act to bring down the limit so as to keep in line with reductions in the average working week, and the possibility of such action is constantly under review.