Roz Foyer: UK Government must go further on employment rights
The bill, due to become law in the Autumn, contains many provisions, including the removal of the current limits on statutory sick pay.
Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, pictured at the STUC's new offices in Bridgeton, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns) New whistleblowing protections and day-one paternity leave and unpaid parental leave rights are also expected to come into force early next year.
From October next year, the government says measures to be implemented will include ending "unscrupulous'' fire and rehire practices, and changes to the tipping law to ensure a fairer tip allocation.
Writing in The Herald, Ms Foyer said: 'The Employment Rights Bill could be the biggest upgrade in working rights for a generation and it was welcome that the Labour Government stuck to their word and introduced these proposals within the first 100 days of government.
However, she urged the UK Government to go further and tackle laws which restrict trade unions and workers' ability to organise, saying: 'Giving better access to trade unions to organise in the workplace is a strength of the Bill and helps our movement to improve outcomes for workers through collective bargaining, which is internationally proven to secure fairer outcomes.
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