Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B
This was a lords amendment on the Employment Rights Bill. This bill would ensure that UK nationals who work in the UK or who are members of a trade union have employment rights that are at least as good as those for foreign nationals, and it would operate even if European law changes. It aims to prevent UK workers from being disadvantaged in the UK labour market because of nationality.
•Protects UK nationals’ employment rights notwithstanding the European Communities Act 1972.
•Covers workers and trade union members who are UK nationals.
•Rights must be equal to or more favourable than those for foreign nationals.
•Originates in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage, with Lords amendments and government responses through late-2025.
The result
Motion passed
Margin: 297
395
98
Aye (80%)No (20%)
493 of 650 eligible MPs voted (76% turnout)
How each party voted
Labour (Co-op)
Voted for
309 aye0 no92 absent
Liberal Democrat
Voted for
64 aye0 no8 absent
Scottish National Party
Voted for
6 aye0 no3 absent
Plaid Cymru
Voted for
4 aye0 no
Green Party
Voted for
4 aye0 no
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Voted for
1 aye0 no1 absent
Who rebelled?
No MPs voted against their party on this division.
Turnout by party
76%
Ulster Unionist Party
1/1 (100%)
Plaid Cymru
4/4 (100%)
Green Party
4/4 (100%)
Traditional Unionist Voice
1/1 (100%)
Your Party
1/1 (100%)
Restore Britain
1/1 (100%)
Liberal Democrat
64/72 (89%)
Democratic Unionist Party
4/5 (80%)
What happens next?
The Lords amendment result is sent back to the other House for consideration.
