Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced that Labour's flagship Employment Rights Bill will be presented before parliament next month. She said the legislation would repeal "anti-worker laws" introduced by the Conservatives, end zero hour contracts and fire and rehire and bring in new protections for workers from day one of employment. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00So, when I took on this job, I promised the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation,
00:06nothing less than a new deal for working people.
00:20And I can confirm today that the Employment Rights Bill will be tabled in Parliament next
00:25month.
00:26I said we couldn't do it, some tried to stop it in its tracks, but after years of opposition
00:31we are on the verge of historic legislation to make work more secure, make it more family
00:37friendly, go further and faster to close the gender pay gap, ensure rights are enforced
00:42and trade unions are strengthened.
00:45That means repealing the Tories' anti-worker laws, a new right for union reps too, a genuine
01:02living wage and sick pay for the lowest earners, banning exploitative zero-hour contracts and
01:08unpaid internships, ending fire and rehire.
01:12And we will bring in basic rights from day one on the job.