Recently the Labour government has published a roadmap for the changes they propose to make to the Employment Rights Bill. In this article we will talk through the plans and what they mean for workers across our sector.
What’s this Bill for?
It is important to state that this bill is designed to create better working conditions for workers and not designed to boost economic growth. Indeed, groups such as the CBI and some Conservative politicians have stated their concerns about the detrimental effect this bill will have on business to boost growth and economic output and therefore put workers jobs at risk.
Recent studies by the OECD have shown that changes in employment law data across a range of countries have had a negligible impact on employment rates. And whilst the UK is above many countries worldwide when it comes to employment law, there are specific areas in which we fall behind many of our European counterparts which we will address later on.
What’s already changed?
Whilst the Bill itself seeks to make many of the larger changes to Employment Law, it is worth stating some changes that have already taken place that mean better rights for workers.
