Debate contribution: 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill

Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on 1 December 2025.

MLA: Mr Matthew O'Toole
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 1 December 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5268956

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Thank you. Minister, given that you said that your Department is continuing to draft the Bill, I presume that it is not drafted yet. The 'good jobs' Bill was first trumpeted by your predecessor, Conor Murphy, way back in the early days after restoration in 2024, and you made an oral statement here in April of this year about the Bill progressing. Workers deserve clarity on the progressive legislation that they were and continue to be promised by you and your party. There is real concern that the Bill will either be watered down or timed out. Can you confirm that it will be introduced early in the new year, in time for it to be passed in this mandate?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2778/22-27.

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