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Redundancies At Memory Lane Cakes, Cardiff

EDM number 351 in 1993-94, proposed by Rhodri Morgan on 13/01/1994.

That this House is appalled by the unscrupulous way Memory Lane Cakes of MaesyCoed Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, have evaded the provisions of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 when making 177 employees redundant over the Christmas and New Year period; is dismayed at the ease with which the firm avoided the provisions of the Act requiring that companies proposing redundancies numbering 100 or more provide at least 90 days consultation with the union concerned, by simply announcing the redundancies in two batches of 97 and 80; notes with concern that employees have little protection against their employers adopting such salami tactics; and calls on the Secretary of State for Employment to issue stronger guidelines to large companies concerning this type of evasion and to take steps to reinforce the existing law.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Rhodri Morgan13/01/1994Cardiff WestProposed
Harry Barnes14/01/1994North East DerbyshireSigned
Keith Bradley17/01/1994Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Ian Davidson17/01/1994Glasgow, GovanSigned
John Cummings17/01/1994EasingtonSigned
Michael Connarty17/01/1994Falkirk EastSigned
Eric Clarke17/01/1994MidlothianSigned
Alan Meale17/01/1994MansfieldSigned
Ken Livingstone17/01/1994Brent EastSigned
Lynne Jones17/01/1994Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Dennis Skinner17/01/1994BolsoverSigned
Robert Parry17/01/1994Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Paul Flynn18/01/1994Newport WestSigned
Tony Banks18/01/1994Newham North WestSigned
Mike Gapes18/01/1994Ilford SouthSigned
Jim Dowd18/01/1994Lewisham WestSigned
Alex Carlile18/01/1994MontgomerySigned
Bill Michie18/01/1994Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Eric Illsley18/01/1994Barnsley CentralSigned
Peter Pike18/01/1994BurnleySigned
Max Madden18/01/1994Bradford WestSigned
Ronnie Campbell18/01/1994Blyth ValleySigned
Barry Jones19/01/1994Alyn & DeesideSigned
Nigel Jones19/01/1994CheltenhamSigned
Alice Mahon19/01/1994HalifaxSigned
Michael Clapham19/01/1994Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Audrey Wise19/01/1994PrestonSigned
Peter Kilfoyle20/01/1994Liverpool, WaltonSigned
Win Griffiths20/01/1994BridgendSigned
John Evans20/01/1994St Helens NorthSigned
Paul Murphy20/01/1994TorfaenSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/01/1994Meirionnydd Nant ConwySigned
Llew Smith20/01/1994Blaenau GwentSigned
Janet Anderson24/01/1994Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Greg Pope25/01/1994HyndburnSigned
Mike Hall25/01/1994Warrington SouthSigned
Eddie Loyden27/01/1994Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours03/02/1994WorkingtonSigned
Tommy Graham03/02/1994Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Martyn Jones08/02/1994Clwyd South WestSigned
Bob CryerUnknownWithdrawn

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