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Lobby your MP for Equality today

29th November 2009

Please lobby your MP today to support two new clauses to the Equality Bill. These new clauses are vital to give real teeth to the Bill and help tackle discrimination in the workplace.

•New Clause 24: Time off for Workplace Equality Representatives (John McDonnell MP) puts union equality representatives on the same statutory footing as other union representatives, which would make a significant contribution in strengthening workers’ trade union rights

•New Clause 33: Mandatory Pay Audits (Katy Clark MP) introduces a requirement on employers, with 21 or more employees, to publish meaningful pay audits to reveal any gender pay gap.

MPs will be debating the Bill on Wednesday 2nd December, so please lobby your MP now to ask them to sign New Clauses 24 and 33, and to vote for them on Wednesday.

To find your MP, and contact details, go to http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/

These amendments have the full backing of LRC affiliated unions and the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group (TUCG). Download the TUCG briefing on the Equality Bill.

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