Security and Dignity at Work: Labour's Employment Rights Act

I am proud to have voted for the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation

Parliament has passed the landmark Employment Rights Act: the biggest uplift to workers’ rights for years.  

This is a major win for working people in Bristol South and in every part of the country. 

The Act will decisively tilt the balance of power towards workers allowing for pride, security and respect in work. For many people, the world of work in Tory Britain was far too often characterised by poor conditions, inadequate hours, workplace discrimination and poverty pay.  

In many cases, it has been mothers, those with caring responsibilities and disabled people who have borne the brunt of these excesses.   

There will be far greater protections to all workers including against unfair dismissal, day-one rights to sick and maternity pay and the right to request flexible working conditions, as well as the founding of the new Fair Work Agency to enforce the law.