BIG NEWS: Landmark moment as biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation becomes law

Labour promised a new deal for working people, and we have now officially delivered it:

Exploitative zero-hour contracts – 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱

Fire-and-rehire – 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱

More day-one rights – 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹

A genuine living wage – 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱

Statutory sick pay – 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 to 1.3 million of the lowest earners

Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Act will today be enshrined into law as it makes it way to Royal Assent. We committed to making work pay in our manifesto, and these are the reforms to make that change happen.

While we are acting to drive up employment standards, provide the security & respect working people deserve, and create the level playing field businesses need to invest & boost growth; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

Their opposition shows they don’t want to tackle low pay, poor working conditions and poor job security.

This is real change for working people across our country which is a core part of our mission to grow the economy, raise living standards across the country and create opportunities. By keeping this promise, we are showing that politics really can make a difference.

It is a once-in-a-generation enhancement of rights at work delivered by a Labour government, showing it is only us that is on the side of workers and only us who can be trusted to deliver for them.