Resolution Foundation – Hannah Bardell MP

Amazon Employees’ rights – 15/01/2020

January 18, 2021 in Public Campaigns

I read with horror the reports of employment practices at Amazon describing gruelling conditions, unrealistic productivity targets, surveillance, bogus self-employment and a refusal to recognise or engage with unions unless forced. This is completely unacceptable and Amazon must be held accountable. Rest assured SNP MPs will continue to raise the issue of workers’ rights at […]

Parliamentary Inquiry into Amazon

December 17, 2020 in Public Campaigns

There are some very large organisations that have benefited significantly from the pandemic and we should be looking to them in order to fund some of our fiscal stimulus needs going forward. The SNP supported a digital services tax brought in on April 1 2020. It levied 2% from search engines, social media firms and […]

HANNAH BARDELL MP – BUDGET SPEECH

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 in Westminster

Last week, the Chancellor delivered his Budget on International Women’s Day, a day when women, and men, across the world celebrated women and their contribution to society, and highlighted how important it is to have an inclusive, gender-balanced workplace. I cannot think of a better day for the Chancellor to show how much we value […]