Commenting ahead of the publication of the government’s employment rights bill later today (Thursday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Shifting the balance to give workers greater rights is long overdue.
“Expectations are high for this bill, which should bring once-in-a-generation changes to the workplace.
“For too long employees have had to suffer poverty wages, intolerable working conditions and discrimination.
“Social care staff, school workers, cleaners and many others do skilled jobs, but have been undervalued and ignored. They deserve so much more.
“Day-one rights, job flexibility, an end to exploitative work practices and measures to ensure unions can be a force for good are what millions of people desperately need.
“This bill will transform workers’ lives for the better.”
Notes to editors:
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service, and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary, and private sectors.
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