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Equalities Bill lets private sector off lightly - Featherstone
26 June 2008


Ms Lynne Featherstone

Commenting on today’s publication of the Equalities Bill, Liberal Democrat Youth and Equality Spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone said:

"Efforts to tackle entrenched inequality are welcome, but serious questions must be asked about why the private sector is getting off so lightly.

"A voluntary audit system for private industry is hardly worth the paper it’s printed on. We need to know when the Government actually plans to step in if progress isn’t made.

"The Government’s failure to grasp the nettle of private sector pay will provide little comfort to the enormous numbers of people who are still being discriminated against in the workplace."


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