Even reformist voters believe that the workers ’rights bill is good news. So why does the Labor Party shout about it? | Polly Smith
ALast year, the TUC Conference, the Minister of Employment Rights, Justin Maaderrs, described the workers ’rights package of the Labor Party as” a kind of things that make you say to the person in the street: “It does not matter who votes.” The initial offer of the draft law has been reduced, it is right: employment rights on the first day, ending the “exploitative” “exploiter” contracts, and steps on fire and comfort.
In the midst of distant voting, you may consider the Labor Party, desperate to demonstrate that after more than a decade of the career defect in the Conservative Party, the government can improve people’s daily lives, adopting a loud voice from the protection of workers. But this is not what happened. Instead, even with the government launched an attack on mobile propaganda because of its “cruel” position, it remained silent similar to employment reforms, and it seems shy. Far from leaving the bill news until you reach the person on the street.
what is going on? The answer is simple: the frantic controversy surrounding the reform of modest employment in the Labor Party may be afraid of the government. Disturbing the discomfort is The workplating – In revenge on hysteria before entering the minimum wage – which predicts Job losses and Close the company As a result of reform. The British Industry Confederation (CBI) was opened “Presse severely” Against the bill. The group’s chair, Robert Sams, accused the Labor Party of business treatment such as a “cash cow”, and insisted that the mix of new reforms with an increase in the national minimum wage and the national work insurance contributions to employers “Ugly impulsion” From bags.
Parts of the media were more than happy with these fear stories. A The opening Times virtue The “working party to settle the rights of employment” claimed that if the party “enhances the economic dynamism that the United Kingdom needs”, it will need “more amendment to amending legislation to meet work concerns.”
Repair UK voted against the Employment Rights Law at every stage, with the use of Nigel Faraj GB News To prosecute that the protection of workers from third -party harassment has made it clear the end of the bar’s banner.
The conservative leader, Kimi Badnoush, also assumed the goal of legislation, accusing Kiir Starmer of his suggestion is not a draft employment law but a “bill for unemployment” that would leave the public “higher prices, lower jobs, and less growth.”
The attacks on the draft law, and the ties of the Labor Party with unions, can be very predictable is what makes the government’s governmental ability to disappoint. The trade unions – which have fought by reforms with the Labor Party for years – know very well that the government preserves the draft law championship exposes it to a greater risk of getting out of the track.
No one gives up the challenge, Mick Lynch said, when he was asked about the defense of the Central Bank of Iraq for fire and duties, Employment Rights Committee There is no doubt that the factory law – a Victory law that restricts children’s work – was “a little exhausting for mills and mining companies in this country.”
With the bill under the siege, strong ripostes is needed like this to protect it. Before he reached Parliament, the main rulings were followed. Global plans for “fair wage agreements”, which would have imposed a collective negligence through the economy, but will now be used only in the social welfare sector for adults. The full wage of workers ’wages was also canceled in zero -hour contracts that were canceled” without a suitable notice, “instead” compensation that is proportional to. “
With the Labor Party left a lot of hard work of getting rid of the bill to future legislation and secondary consultations, there is increasing concern among unions that the possibility of increasing decline. Take the issue of employment. With the entitlement of many new rights that unveiled work on the issue of workers classification, there is a need for an urgent need to be clarified about the limits between work and self -employment to ensure the maximum number of workers.
However, despite the initial commitment to the transition “towards one state of the worker and the move towards a simpler of two parts of the employment state,” this policy will instead to “instead to”Complete and detailed consultation“After years of discussion and Backbench’s bills on this topic, it is difficult to know what can be left to consult on.” Margaret Bells, director of the independent labor market enforcement of the government, said: “Maybe you can consult until the cows come back to the homeland.” It is time to do something about that.”
With the expectation that the draft employment law will return to the rumors soon, the unions are working hard to ensure that the promises that made them work in the opposition are the policies it provides in the government. Last week, the public government invited 11 general secretaries affiliated with the work, including UNite and GMB, the government in Open message “To find out the rights of workers” and “confront those who reject.”
With employment stabilizing the establishment of its economic credibility in the eyes of the corporate world, it has decreased to TUC to prove that the new workers ’law bill supports it, and does not hinder the government growth strategy. Instead of giving up reform in immigration, TUC work is paid to use its expansion in workers’ rights as a tuna in the party’s fight, and published a poll that clarifies the popularity of the bill among the reformist voters.
Take the results of this poll To the streetsTUC asked the residents of Klacton who believed that they opposed the draft employment law. They retreated with “businessmen, clear”, “employer” and “company owners”. When they were told that they were actually their deputy, Nigel Faraj, their reaction was a real shock. “Nigel? No!” He answered one woman. “I am really surprised. Because I thought he was working for the audience.”
This Labor Party should take as evidence that failure to talk about workers’ rights is not only ethically weak, but rather a strategic miscalculation. It remains silent about the policy that makes the life of workers more stable and dignified that leaves space for reform to intervene and present itself as a party that provides solutions to workers. If the employment is more than that to the corporate cavity, it will be more than just its relationship with the unions that are at stake.