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The Conservatives are trying to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from a ban on the harassment of staff. Labour figures have dubbed it the “Chris Pincher amendment”, after the ...

A pub landlord has hit out at the proposed changes to the Employment Rights Bill, which could clamp down on free speech in British pubs. MPs voted through the Bill including Clause 18, which covers ...

The Conservatives are trying to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from a ban on the harassment of staff. In an amendment to Labour’s employment rights bill, currently passing through ...

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