Remploy Compromise Programme

EDM number 421 in 2007-08, proposed by John McDonnell on 28/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Equality, Manufacturing industries and Unemployment.

That this House urges the Government to adopt the Remploy Compromise Programme to ensure the successful future of Remploy in order to prevent the need for the proposed large scale programme of factory closures; welcomes the programme which includes a restructuring of the company, particularly management structures, to make it fit for purpose to exploit the opportunities for new business from local and national public procurement, the replacement of the board of directors with individuals with a proven track record of commitment to the core principles of Remploy as an employer of workers with disabilities and of operating effectively in a commercial environment, the immediate re-engagement within the National Trade Union Consortium for meaningful discussions on cost savings, the appointment of two trade union directors elected by the workforce and the engagement with local and national public bodies able to provide work for appointed employers such as Remploy through public procurement; and further calls for a full moratorium on any factory closures to give time for the Compromise Programme to take effect.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.