First impressions of (very dense) Employment Rights Bill: - general point: more in here than expected - provisions on ZHCs/guaranteed hours look substantive - significant detail on right to reasonable notice of shift cancellation (& compensation) - fire & rehire provisions look substantive
That is clearly right - a lot of key detail is tbc….but (and I may be wrong here) some of the wording seems to suggest they won’t go down a path we were concerned about.
Also pleased to see provision for the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body (overseeing a Fair Pay Agreement for care workers) to be put on a statutory footing. Huge amount of work is required to make this a success - early momentum is needed to create it and embed it.
Huge amount of crucial detail is still to be filled in on almost of these issues..... and (quite rightly) a lot of consulting & negotiation still to be done..... ....but, all in, there is more in here than I expected.
- union recognition: abolition of rule requiring 40% support in favour of simple majority = very significant - substantive proposals on right of unions to access workplaces - proposed 9 month probationary period is (very) cautious: 6 months would be reasonable (more akin to OECD norm)
First impressions of (very dense) Employment Rights Bill: - general point: more in here than expected - provisions on ZHCs/guaranteed hours look substantive - significant detail on right to reasonable notice of shift cancellation (& compensation) - fire & rehire provisions look substantive
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