Rayner sets out Labour's ambitions for workers

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Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner has promised an employment rights bill in the first 100 days of office if the party were to be in government.

She set out Labour's ambitions for workers in speech at the TUC conference in Liverpool, including unfair dismissal, a ban on zero-hour contracts, and ending fire and rehire. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transcript
00:00 Congress, I come here with one message today, that the next Labour government will build
00:07 an economy that works for working people, with a New Deal for working people.
00:19 Labour will start by bringing forward an Employment Rights Bill to legislate for this within the
00:24 first 100 days of entering office. That's a cast iron commitment.
00:30 The next Labour government will ask Parliament to repeal these anti-trade union laws within
00:35 the first 100 days. This will enable you to get on with your jobs of negotiating better
00:51 for your members. The next Labour government will act decisively
00:55 and conclusively to stamp out blacklisting once and for all.
01:02 First, we'll update regulations to outlaw the use of predictive technologies for blacklisting
01:11 and safeguard against singling out workers for mistreatment or the sack without any evidence
01:17 of human interaction. Second, we will act to end the loophole
01:22 that allows employers to pass the dirty work down to third party contractors so that any
01:28 third party found to be carrying out blacklisting can legally be held to account.
01:34 And third, we will give employment tribunals the power to order the destruction of any
01:40 list, digital or not, to stop them being hidden or used again.
01:45 Day one basic rights. A ban on zero hour contracts.
01:49 An end to fire and rehire. Family friendly working.
01:55 Strengthened sick pay, making it available to all workers, including the lowest earners.
02:01 And from day one, we'll go faster and quicker to end the gender pay gap.
02:08 Address unequal pay. Tackle sexual harassment at work.
02:12 And put mental health on a par with physical health.
02:16 And we'll bring in a proper living wage that people can actually live on.
02:22 [APPLAUSE]

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