Lib Dem
independent review on how to set a genuine Living Wage.
a new Worker Protection Enforcement Authority to protect those in precarious work.
Flexible working to all from day one in the job, with a requirement to advertise job accordingly (business reason exemption will apply).
New employment rights in the ‘gig economy’, including:
- A new ‘dependent contractor’ employment status with entitlements to basic rights such as minimum earnings levels, sick pay and holiday entitlement.
- reviewing tax and NI status of employees, dependent contractors and freelancers.
- a 20 per cent higher minimum wage for people on zero-hour contracts to compensate for the uncertainty of hours.
- a right to request (and to not be unreasonably refused) a fixed-hours contract after 12 months for ‘zero hours’ and agency workers.
- pension rules so that those in the gig economy do not lose out.
- shifting the burden of proof in employment tribunals regarding employment status from individual to employer.
Strengthen the ability of unions to represent workers effectively, including a right of access to workplaces.
Labour
living wage of £10 per hour for all workers aged 16 or over
requiring large companies to give 10% ownership of the company to employee
additional rights for the self-employed (free childcare, collective income protection insurance and better access to mortgages and pensions)
a new Ministry for Employment Rights, which will roll out sectoral collective bargaining on minimum standards for pay and working hours
full employment rights from day one on the job
strengthen whistleblower protection and unfair dismissal rights
clarify worker status
ban zero hour contracts
paid shift breaks
statutory maternity pay extended to 12 months
four new bank holidays
employer’s liability for harassment by third parties
ban unpaid internships
strengthen trade union rights (electronic balloting, strengthening right of access to workplaces, and repealing the Trade Union Act 2016)
reducing average working hours to 32 hours per week within 10 years
Maintaining ne fees for employment tribunal claims
new Labour Courts
the new Ministry for Employment Rights to take positive action to close the gender pay gap and to take enforcement action on behalf of woman
workplaces with >50 employees to obtain government certification on gender equality
all large employers to have flexible working and menopause policies
10 days of paid leave for survivors of domestic abuse
extend pay-gap reporting to BAME groups
