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lpv:speaker	lp:Jill Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on her work on this report. I am one of the Members who has spoken in this House previously regretting the fact that we did not have the kind of legislation that we are discussing today. I know that myself, along with several other colleagues, have been in the very unfortunate position of representing constituents who have suffered the very worst examples of the lack of consultation and the lack of information. Workers who have learned of job losses in the press and media when there has been speculation and uncertainty in the workplace. I only have to mention what happened with Corus in Wales earlier this year for you to see why I attach such importance to this particular piece of legislation. I am therefore particularly pleased to have the opportunity to welcome this proposal which will change things. It will mean that employees will be involved in discussions when there really is still an opportunity to influence the debate and the outcome, not when the decision is more or less a . Employees would have to be given all the relevant facts. While certain measures are needed to protect a company's commercial interests, my group believes that these are adequately covered. The ability to impose sanctions is one of the most important aspects of this report, including the suspension of decisions which lead to job losses if the consultation guidelines have not been followed. Voluntary agreements are not enough. We often hear about good examples of voluntary agreements. I applaud those companies that follow good practice, but many do not. We have seen that time and time again especially in Wales and Britain where we have had no legislation on information and consultation to date. I am very pleased that there has at last been progress on this crucial matter. I believe, as others have said, that we cannot wait too long for this to come into effect which is why I support the shorter transition period. This proposal, of course, would not prevent job losses, but it would allow enough time to ensure that plans for rescaling and retraining of workforces could be well advanced before closures or redundancies take place. This is an issue of the effectiveness of companies and businesses. It should be a part of the everyday work of companies and businesses. It is also about dignity in the workplace. Employees are an integral part of the partnership with management and must be kept informed on decisions which affect not only their lives, but those of their families and whole communities."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Plaid Cymru - Parti of Wales (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Evans, Jillian (Verts/ALE )."1 "fait accompli"1

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