Emeritus Prof Christopher May

While UK workers wait for the further regulation (and constraint) of zero hours contract to hit the statute books, under Labour's Employment Rights Act, their one-sided flexibility continues to grow as over 180k more workers are on ZHCs since Labour gained power.

Zero House Contracts are also much more common among young workers, adding to the problems younger workers already confront.

For a Labour party this is taking way too long to sort out.

#workers #politics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj1m7d4gxpo

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high

There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

BBC News
Feb 24 at 7:09amWeb
Show threadDarFeb 24
@ChrisMayLA6 they are dragging their feet, and kicking the can, because the billionaires told them to. Our politicians are now firmly captured by the epstein class. There's nobody fighting back because they are not on our side any more.
Show threadJeffrey Rogers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Feb 24
@ChrisMayLA6 I think you cling to the notion that the Labour Party is a labour party
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayFeb 24

@Jeffrey

ha ha, no I was being ironic (its a habit I cannot break)

Show threadSteve WoodsFeb 24
@ChrisMayLA6 Labour In Name Only's Employment Rights Act surely? :)
Show threadDavid Mitchell Feb 24

@ChrisMayLA6

It’s the gig economy without the app… and the function of allowing it for youth is to train workers early that they shouldn’t expect anything other than the most exploitative terms for work.

Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayFeb 24

@DavidM_yeg

Yes, I think the issue about inculcated workers into rubbish terms & conditions as part of their expected work experience in key!