The Government has announced a number of changes and new laws to provide new protections for employees and workers.
These include:
Right for all workers to request a “more stable” contract
Extending the right to written particulars and pay slips to all workers, including casual and zero hours
More clarity on employment status
Making it easier to show continuity of employment
New protections for gig economy workers
Holiday rights for seasonal, casual and zero hours workers
Protections for agency workers
A new state enforcement scheme for holiday pay
Stronger punishments for employers who ignore tribunal judgments.