banning exploitative zero hours contracts; ending fire and rehire; and introducing basic rights from day one to parental leave, sick pay, and protection from unfair dismissal. We will strengthen the collective voice of workers, including through their trade unions, and create a Single Enforcement Body to ensure employment rights are upheld. These changes will improve the lives of working people across the entire UK.
Labour will also make sure the minimum wage is a genuine living wage. We will change the remit of the independent Low Pay Commission so for the first time it accounts for the cost of living. Labour will also remove the discriminatory age bands, so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, delivering a pay rise to hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK.
That’s quite nice. Especially getting rid of the wage bands. A bit mad how a 20 year old can be paid £8 an hour while a minimum for a 21 year old gets £10 an hour. It doesn’t really make much sense apart from an assumption that a 20 year old is still living with their parents
frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
From the manifesto:
ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I think your information is out of date
amp.theguardian.com/…/labours-new-deal-for-worker…
The unions have describe new version of a “new deal for workers”. As having “more holes than a Swiss cheese”
frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
This is from the manifesto, published after both those articles. It’s the most up-to-date information we have on Labour’s plans.
ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I guess we’ll see , eh ?
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 months ago
That’s quite nice. Especially getting rid of the wage bands. A bit mad how a 20 year old can be paid £8 an hour while a minimum for a 21 year old gets £10 an hour. It doesn’t really make much sense apart from an assumption that a 20 year old is still living with their parents
ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Wait and see.