A Bill to make provision about the entitlement of employees to benefit from profits made by their employers in certain circumstances; to require a company to allocate one seat on its board to an employee representative; and for connected purposes.
The Profit-Sharing and Company Governance (Employees' Participation) Bill would create a framework for employees to share in profits earned by their employer in defined circumstances. It would also require a company to appoint at least one employee representative to its board. The aim is to give workers a stake in company performance and a voice in governance.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, meaning it is in the early stages of parliamentary consideration and has not yet moved to committee stage.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was withdrawn and will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 26 January 2016 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
