Debate contribution: 'Good Jobs' Bill: Process

Debate contribution by Ms Sinéad McLaughlin on 14 September 2026.

MLA: Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 14 September 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: 'Good Jobs' Bill: Process
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5685541

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Minister, the public spat between you and the business community has been unedifying. A part of political leadership is finding consensus in difficult situations, yet the delayed 'good jobs' Bill did not reach the Executive until April. In the meantime, workers across the North have fallen even further behind their counterparts in Britain. Employment rights here —

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2561/22-27.

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