[IER] Labour’s ‘Fair Work Agency’ will have ‘real teeth’ says Angela Rayner

Fri Jun 28 12:19:43 BST 2024

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Labour’s ‘Fair Work Agency’ will have ‘real teeth’ says Angela Rayner

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The Labour Party will create a ‘Fair Work Agency’ if it gets into power, according to an interview with Angela Rayner in The Observer.

The new body will have “real teeth” and the power to prosecute and fine companies that breach employment law, Labour’s deputy leader said.

Personnel Today reports that the aim of the organisation would be to enforce a raft of new rights promised by Labour in its New Deal for Working People, including making flexible working the default from day one for all; a ban on expolitative zero-hours contracts; a right to a predictable working contract and ending ‘fire and rehire’ practices.

“Under the Tories, the enforcement of workers’ rights is fragmented, overburdened and overstretched. That’s bad for workers, for businesses and for our economy,” Angela Rayner told the Observer:

“Allowing those who don’t even pay the national minimum wage off scot-free only encourages a race to the bottom. Employers who want to do right by their workers are being badly let down, finding themselves undercut by those who refuse to play by the rules.”

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