Labour Peers Defend Business-Crushing Banter Ban

Labour Peers Defend Business-Crushing Banter Ban

Lord Young’s amendments to scrap the banter ban Clause 20 of Rayner’s Employment Rights Bill – which would require employers to protect staff from third-party “non-sexual harassment” – were up for debate in the Lords last night. Labour is still refusing to budge… Labour peer Baroness Jones insisted the banter ban “is required for employees to be able to seek legal redress where they have experienced third-party harassment, and to ensure that emp…

The Sheer, Bug-Eyed Insanity of Labour’s ‘Banter Ban’ – The Daily Sceptic

Amidst all the problems facing the hospitality sector, Labour wants to add to them by forcing them to impose a ‘banter ban’. We need to stop this madness before even more pubs are forced to close.

‘Banter Ban’ debate rages in House of Lords

A House of Lords debate on the details of the Employment Rights Bill sparked a row over ‘cancel culture’ on Monday after members took sides on a clause dubbed the “banter ban.” The debate hinged on the definition of “third party harassment” and on whether employers should face a legal duty to protect staff from “overhearing jokes…they may find offensive.” The concerns brought forth by Lord Toby Young, general secretary of the Free Speech Union, …