The topic lensIssue · 52 divisions tagged · 16 parties active
Employment.
Jobs, wages, and workers rights
Divisions tagged
52
This parliament
Parties active
16
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
80% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +19 | 69% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -22 | 28% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -10 | 40% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +19 | 69% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +10 | 60% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +22 | 72% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -23 | 27% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +29 | 79% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support transferring existing GLAA investigatory powers to the new Fair Work Agency as a consequential and technical change, backing the wider project of consolidating labour market enforcement into one body · No: Oppose the transfer on the grounds that extending surveillance-grade investigatory powers to a regulator covering the entire economy represents an overreach of state power into private business | 368 | 107 | Yes |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Aye: Support the opposition's motion calling for action on youth unemployment, signalling concern that the government is not doing enough to tackle young people out of work or training. · No: Reject the opposition's framing of the youth unemployment issue, with Labour MPs voting down the motion to avoid handing a political win to the Conservatives. | 93 | 286 | No |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H Aye: Support removing the cap on compensation awards for unfair dismissal, arguing that the median award is only around £7,000 in practice and that uncapping it will reduce incentives for claimants to construct complex tribunal cases. · No: Oppose removing the compensation cap, arguing it makes the UK an international outlier, creates uncertainty for businesses considering investment, and could expose employers to unlimited and unpredictable liability. | 312 | 98 | Yes |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Opposition day: Seasonal work Aye: Support the opposition's motion on seasonal work, likely calling for stronger protections or a more stable visa scheme for seasonal workers in agriculture and related sectors. · No: Reject the opposition's motion on seasonal work, with the Labour government defending its own approach to seasonal worker policy and agricultural labour supply. | 100 | 323 | No |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work Aye: Support the government's amended version of the motion on seasonal work, accepting its framing over the opposition's original text · No: Prefer the original opposition motion on seasonal work, rejecting the government's attempt to reframe or water down its conclusions | 319 | 98 | Yes |
All 52 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on employment is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | 100% |
| Keir Starmer | Holborn and St Pancras | 100% |
| John Healey | Rawmarsh and Conisbrough | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Morrissey | Beaconsfield | 50% |
| Kemi Badenoch | North West Essex | 47% |
| David Reed | Exmouth and Exeter East | 46% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie van Mierlo | Henley and Thame | 52% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 50% |
| Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | 50% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 80% |
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 77% |
| Rachel Blake | Cities of London and Westminster | 77% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 89% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 82% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 76% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 76% |
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 74% |
| Chris Law | Dundee Central | 74% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Employment” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 52 divisions