We’ve started to turn the page with a new Labour Government after 14 years of Tory chaos. Labour introduced the Employment Rights Bill within 100 days of the election, to pass key measures from the New Deal for Working People into law.
We all know the pain of the Tory cost-of-living crisis, as bills and prices soared while incomes lagged behind. The Tories oversaw more than a decade of falling and flatlining pay, with work becoming increasingly insecure. The Tories broke Britain, and we’re all paying the price.
That’s why Labour’s New Deal for Working People is so important – because it’s a plan to make Britain work for working people.
Drawn up in partnership with Labour’s affiliated trade unions, it’s a comprehensive plan to improve the lives of working people by strengthening individual and collective rights – raising wages and improving working conditions.
The Employment Rights Bill brings forward many key parts of the New Deal – but that’s only the start. Labour are committed to delivering it IN FULL.
Make work pay:
- Raise the minimum wage so it’s a genuine living wage you can actually live on.
- Strengthen sick pay and make it available to everyone.
- More say at work so unions can raise pay and improve conditions.
Security at work:
- Crack down on bad employers with tough enforcement of rights at work.
- Ban zero hours contracts and fire and rehire.
- Full employment rights from day one for all workers, including sick pay, parental leave and protection from unfair dismissal.
Work life balance:
- Flexible working and family-friendly hours as a right from day one at work.
- A contract that reflects the number of hours you regularly work, with compensation for cancelled shifts.
- A ‘right to switch off’ outside working hours so work stays at work.
