This is a recipe for low-paid, burnt out Britain - TUC

Commenting on speculation that the government is set to undermine key workplace protections such as rest breaks, limits on excessive hours and paid holiday, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

"The Conservatives seem intent on undermining our hard-won workers' rights right before our eyes.

"People are already working all hours to make ends meet.

“Paid holiday and safety measures like rest breaks and limits on excessive hours are all fundamental protections – not a nice-to-have.

“This is a recipe for low-paid, burnt out Britain. Yet this Conservative government was elected on a promise to make this country the best place in the world to work.

"It's time for the government to dump the reckless Retained EU Law Bill, which threatens our essential workplace rights.

"No holiday pay, long gruelling shifts in unsafe workplaces and an end to rest breaks are the last thing anybody needs."