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Bestway Northern Limited

EDM number 480 in 2009-10, proposed by Gerald Kaufman on 15/12/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Companies.

That this House expresses its extreme disapproval with Bestway Northern Limited, a business which seeks to treat its employees like serfs, which conducted a show-trial of two employees, constituents of the right hon. Member for Mancheter Gorton, defamatorily accusing them of gross misconduct when their alleged offence was simply waiting for a decision on their immigration status by the UK Border Agency, which was entirely outside these two employees' control; strongly objects that they have now been dismissed on the grounds stated by their director, Dawood Pervez, that these employees `are not permitted to work in the UK', which is a lie, since the right hon. Member has in his possession a letter dated 4 December 2009 from the UK Border Agency confirming that these two men `will be allowed to continue with their employment in the United Kingdom, until a decision has been made on their outstanding appeals'; warns anyone seeking a job to steer clear of Bestway Northern Limited; and further warns possible customers and clients to have nothing to do with these duplicitous tyrants.

This motion has been signed by a total of 7 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gerald Kaufman15/12/2009Manchester, GortonLabourProposed
Ann Cryer05/01/2010KeighleyLabourSeconded
John McDonnell06/01/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Alan Simpson07/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins11/01/2010Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Janet Anderson20/01/2010Rossendale and DarwenLabourSeconded
Eric Illsley27/01/2010Barnsley CentralLabourSigned

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