Commmenting on the employment rights bill clearing all its parliamentary stages today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“This is the biggest improvement to employment rights in a generation and can’t come soon enough.
“For far too long, the balance of power has been tipped away from working people. These measures go some way to shifting the dial the other way.
“UNISON was a key architect of this bill and I’m proud of the role the union has played in shaping legislation that’ll now improve the lives of millions of people.
“Good employers have nothing to fear from this bill, but unscrupulous ones should know the days of exploiting loopholes and denying people their rights are coming to an end.”
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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