Ms Patricia King:

People with no coverage under the legislation will be vulnerable.

There is no reason to suggest there would be a disproportionate burden on employers if the only basis for the claim is the pattern of hours a person is required to work in X period, thereby putting him or her in band A, B or C and the certainty and other beneficial elements it provides for the employee. The burden has been overstated by employers either because they are opposing the Bill or do not understand it.