It has pledged to ban "exploitative" zero hours contracts, end so-called "fire and rehire" practices, and introduce basic rights to parental leave, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal from day one of employment.
It also plans to ensure the national minimum wage is a "genuine living wage", removing "discriminatory" age bands for younger earners, and has left open the door for a repeal of anti-strike laws put in place by the Conservative government.
Presumably to stop 3 people meeting at lunchtime, voting unanimously for a strike and then expecting the other 100 workforce to join them.Every action has unintended consequences, but it's pretty clear to me that workers' rights have slowly been eroded over the last 40 years. The law requiring unions to only hold strike ballots by post with a minimum turnout threshold is something we don't do for any other kind of vote in this country.
Why is that do you think?
What is counterintuitive is the rules as they stand can make it more effective to not vote than vote against strike action, as that vote against will count towards turnout.Every action has unintended consequences, but it's pretty clear to me that workers' rights have slowly been eroded over the last 40 years. The law requiring unions to only hold strike ballots by post with a minimum turnout threshold is something we don't do for any other kind of vote in this country.
Why is that do you think?
That isn't quite how it works as I suspect you're aware. Insisting on a postal ballot is quite deliberately done to make the turnout requirement harder to meet.Presumably to stop 3 people meeting at lunchtime, voting unanimously for a strike and then expecting the other 100 workforce to join them.
Presumably to stop 3 people meeting at lunchtime, voting unanimously for a strike and then expecting the other 100 workforce to join them.
I’m sure that never happened in the past 🫤Yeah - open ballots are open to threats and intimidation
Which is why we don't have open ballots for any elections or referenda in this country anymore. Why do we also not have postal-only ballots for these votes?Yeah - open ballots are open to threats and intimidation
What would you replace the probationary period rules with? I’m not sure if it’s the two year thing or 3 months in a contract tbh
I wouldn’t have them replaced with anything, a new worker should have the same rights as ones who have been with the employer for longer.What would you replace the probationary period rules with? I’m not sure if it’s the two year thing or 3 months in a contract tbh
I wouldn’t have them replaced with anything, a new worker should have the same rights as ones who have been with the employer for longer.
I wouldn’t have them replaced with anything, a new worker should have the same rights as ones who have been with the employer for longer.
That then gives an employee to take the piss from day one? In a smaller business with 10 or so employees that can make or break a business. 3 Months is usually enough to have a probation period before they start getting the benefits. If somebody joins a job and is worried about sick pay within the first month it would be a red flag anyway.
Corporate where there's millions of employees, not so much,
You’ve hit the nail on the head here. When most people think of employee rights, they’re understandably thinking about the big multi nationals v the man on the street, when in reality it’s SMEs that employ a majority of people in this country
It doesn’t as the new employee is still subject to the same codes of conduct and contractual obligations as anyone else. The probationary period is also open to abuse from the employer’s side is it not?That then gives an employee to take the piss from day one? In a smaller business with 10 or so employees that can make or break a business. 3 Months is usually enough to have a probation period before they start getting the benefits. If somebody joins a job and is worried about sick pay within the first month it would be a red flag anyway.
Corporate where there's millions of employees, not so much,
I wonder why!3 month probationary period is perfectly fine, and I've never had a prospective employee complain about it either.
I wouldn’t have them replaced with anything, a new worker should have the same rights as ones who have been with the employer for longer.
I assume just expected to hire somebody else as well and keep doing it until somebody can do the job. You just pay 10 wages with 9 doing nothing.So you have to go through a long process even if the person lied to get the job and doesn’t possess the skills? Someone should have same rights at 1 day as 40 years? Seriously?
It gives honest businesses a way to get rid of somebody if they are no good fit the job. Let's face it, it's an employer wants to abuse the probation period they can find ways to get rid of little.It doesn’t as the new employee is still subject to the same codes of conduct and contractual obligations as anyone else. The probationary period is also open to abuse from the employer’s side is it not?
It doesn’t as the new employee is still subject to the same codes of conduct and contractual obligations as anyone else. The probationary period is also open to abuse from the employer’s side is it not?
I think there needs to be some probationary period, even if it’s only a month. CVs and interviews are too easy to game.
A genuine loon
This has already happened.Can you see Society lurching to the right though when there is no counterbalance.
My “highly unlikely” response was to a suggestion that first time buyers relief might encourage FTBs to hold off and but a more expensive house. You have, again, responded to what you want to rather than what was said.
I’ve never been on strike.That isn't quite how it works as I suspect you're aware. Insisting on a postal ballot is quite deliberately done to make the turnout requirement harder to meet.
This has already happened.
Nor do you seem to know how it worksI’ve never been on strike.
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