BREAKING: Labour's landmark Employment Rights Bill has PASSED both Houses of Parliament.

 

Fantastic News! Well done Labour Unions and the Labour Government!

"We did it: Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill has finally passed BOTH Houses of Parliament – meaning it is just inches away from becoming law.

The Bill is the first step in delivering the New Deal for Working People, the greatest uplift to workers’ rights in a generation. And it all starts with this Bill, which includes:

Guaranteed hours contracts – the right for everyone to have a contract that reflects the hours they actually work, cracking down on exploitative zero-hours contracts.

Repealing anti-union laws like the Tories’ draconian 2016 Trade Union Act.

Protections against fire and rehire - new protections making it harder for bad employers to fire you if you don’t accept cuts in pay or conditions.

Tougher enforcement of rights - a new watchdog to crack down on bad bosses and ensure all employers respect rights at work.

More say at work – stronger rights for unions to campaign and negotiate to win better pay and conditions for workers.

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But this wouldn’t have happened without people like you. At every step of the way, the Tories teamed up with bad bosses and Reform to try and stop the Bill. And when it got to the House of Lords, the Liberal Democrats sided with them until the last moment.

But thanks to everyone working to put working people first, inside and outside of Parliament, we kept the pressure on - and we won.

But the fight is not over yet. There are still so many details to be decided about how these new rights are going to work in practice. And we need to make sure the rest of what was promised in the New Deal is delivered, including equal pay, health and safety and more.

Millions of working people across the country deserve job security, fair pay, and dignity at work. The Employment Rights Bill is historic, and a step toward to delivering the New Deal for Working People – but our job is not done yet.

Add your name and celebrate the Employment Rights Bill passing Parliament. www.labourunions.org.uk/backthebill

Today is a historic day. The New Deal is the greatest increase in employment rights in a generation. This Bill was passed by the Labour Government, but it was written and delivered with the labour movement – and it's working people who will soon feel the benefit of these crucial new rights.

Today’s a day to celebrate – before the work continues!

In solidarity,

Helen Pearce,

Director, Labour Unions

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Reproduced from an electronic communication sent by Helen Pearce on behalf of National TULO, 20 Rushworth Street, London SE1 0SS".