On 10 October, the new UK government unveiled its bill on workers' rights, which will aim to "boost pay and productivity". The bill contains 28 measures, including a ban on exploitative zero-hour contracts, an end to the practice of "fire and rehire", the right to flexible working and the right to sick leave from the first day of employment.
Almost a hundred days after taking office, Keir Starmer’s Labour government presented its Employment Rights Bill to parliament. It contains 28 measures, including some pre-election commitments contained in the New Deal for Working People and subsequently reaffirmed in the King’s Speech. “This government is delivering the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation,” said deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, adding that the bill marks an important step towards implementing the plan to “make work pay”.
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR