Some good news from this government on the new Workers Rights Bill which will create a Fair Work Agency to enforce workers rights. Changes in the bill include:

- 9 million people will gain new rights against unfair dismissal
- 1 million low-paid workers on zero hours will have the right to job security on a new contract
- 30,000 more parents will gain new rights to paternity leave & 1.5 million will be newly entitled to unpaid parental leave.

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/10/new-enforcement-agency-will-protect-workers-rights-as-part-of-watershed-bill?CMP=GTUK_email

New enforcement agency will protect workers’ rights as part of ‘watershed’ bill

Employment rights legislation has been widely heralded by trade unions despite some commitments being watered down

^{Jessica Elgot (The Guardian)}