Labour has announced a new drive to crack down on rogue employers who abuse vulnerable workers and undercut honest businesses.
The crack down will be overseen by a new Fair Employment Enforcement Board which will co-ordinate the work of the agencies covering minimum wage, health and safety, employment agencies and gangmasters. By using a single telephone helpline number for vulnerable workers to report abuses the agencies will be able to better share the vital information necessary to catch rogue employers - and a £6 million information campaign will raise awareness of employment rights and how to enforce them
Labour’s Employment Relations Minister Pat McFadden said:
"Compared to a decade ago there are three million more people in work in Britain and they all enjoy more employment rights than they would have in the past. Important minimum standards on wages, paid leave, maternity leave and conditions have been put in place.
"We want to prevent unscrupulous employers who undercut honest competition and prey on people who are fearful or so desperate to earn a living that they are open to exploitation.
"It is vital we boost awareness of employment rights and ensure those rights are properly enforced. There should be no hiding place for employers who exploit vulnerable workers and who are not prepared to obey the law.
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Excellent idea and policy from Labour.
"It is vital we boost awareness of employment rights and ensure those rights are properly enforced. There should be no hiding place for employers who exploit vulnerable workers and who are not prepared to obey the law"
Can we please start with some of the public services and cut/save millions and millions of taxpayers money in poor, non cost effective, incompetently run, nepotism focused, managerial weberian bureaucracy.
This would be a good vote winner for labour supporters prior to the next election. Please Listen!
I have knowledge of an issue at a local, large company that has it's working rights set firmly in the 1970's. Complaints about individuals sexist, physical, and utter discriminatory behaviour to management are met by complete inaction and no reply to written complaint.
It has even been remarked the individual must have caused the situation(s).
The laws are there to ensure equality. What is wrong is the sickly, clicky,nepotism in management circles.
From my personal experience The larger the company the more discriminatory.
Every business should be made to accept Trade Unions to ensure fairness at work.