Labour names and shames bad bosses who have “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised” workers
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Labour has named and shamed five of the UK’s worst employers who
the party says have “exploited, ripped off and dehumanised”
workers. The party is pledging to take on these and
other bad employers and guarantee everyone decent pay, security and
dignity at work. Labour’s work manifesto, published today, sets out
how Labour will deliver the biggest extension of workers’ rights
the UK has ever seen. Britain’s worst
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Labour has named and shamed five of the UK’s worst
employers who the party says have “exploited, ripped off and
dehumanised” workers.
The party is pledging to take on these and other bad
employers and guarantee everyone decent pay, security and dignity
at work. Labour’s work manifesto, published today, sets out how
Labour will deliver the biggest extension of workers’ rights the
UK has ever seen.
Britain’s worst offenders include Amazon, where in the last
year ambulances were called to an Amazon warehouse once every two
days; Sports Direct, where employees have reported being promised
permanent contracts in exchange for sexual favours; and Asda,
where employees were forced to sign new contracts meaning they
were no longer to be paid for any breaks and be forced to work
bank holidays and weekends or face the sack.
Labour will take on bad bosses with the biggest expansion
in workers’ rights the UK has ever seen.
Labour will:
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour
Party, said:
“The Conservatives are on the side of bad bosses who have
exploited, ripped off and dehumanised workers.
“We’ll call time on insecure and unsafe work that leaves
people without the rights and dignity they deserve. We’ll call
time on discrimination in the workplace that leaves women
vulnerable to harassment and unequal pay. And we’ll call time on
the running down of workers’ rights to organise collectively to
boost their pay and improve their working
conditions.
“It's workers who are the real wealth creators. Labour will
be on your side."
Laura Pidcock, Labour’s Shadow Employment
Rights Secretary, said:
“So many people’s working lives are dominated by low pay,
insecurity and powerlessness. It is a sign of this broken system
that many people, and not just the lowest earners, are forced to
top up their monthly wage with debt, just to cover their living
costs.
"As our economy has flat
lined, wages have stagnated. People are, on
average, paid less than they were 10 years ago. This is a
scandal that must end. The Labour Party is the only party that is
committed to eradicating in-work poverty within the next
Parliament.
"People spend so much of their time at work and that time
should not be characterised by worry and fear. As a government,
we will be on the side of the worker, the good employer and the
trade unionist, while putting exploitative employers on
notice.
"Our transformative programme for workers would give
them real power, real respect and dignity, while changing the
culture of work in this nation. By breathing hope into workplaces
across Britain, we can achieve real change.”
Ends
Notes to editors
Five of the UK’s worst employers:
Amazon
Sports Direct
ISS
Asda
Uber
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/08/uber-drivers-in-uk-cities-strike-over-pay-and-conditions
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