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Workers (Rights and Definitions) Bill

Legislation

Workers (Rights and Definitions) Bill

Date

Ongoing requirement

Summary

The Workers (Rights and Definitions) Bill aims to protect workers against exploitation by employers using zero-hour contracts and false ‘self-employment’.

 

The Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill is a private members’ bill introduced by Chris Stephens of the SNP.

 

The aim of the bill is to relieve the current difference between ‘workers’ and ‘employees’ and introduce a single status for the purpose of employment rights and employer responsibilities. This is intended to protect workers from the vagaries of the ‘gig economy’ by regulating false ‘self-employment’ and casual employment in a simpler way.  The bill is in its second reading in the Commons.

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