Our rights at work are under attack! Stop The Steal

What would Reform’s plan mean for working people?

If these plans go ahead, they could mean:

• Taking sick pay, bereavement leave and pregnancy protections away from millions
• Legalising fire-and-rehire tactics
• Weakening protections against discrimination at work
• Bringing back “no-fault” evictions and making it easier to raise rents

These aren’t “regulations” -  they are hard-won rights that make work fairer, more secure and more equal.

Reform’s plan to rip up workers’ rights is “massively out of step” with the British public 

The TUC has released a new 40,000 person mega- poll which shows huge support for key policies in the Employment Rights Act across every UK constituency. 

In Nigel Farage’s own constituency of Clacton: 

• Over three-quarters of people (77%) support banning exploitative zero hours contracts by giving workers a contract that reflects their regular hours
• Eight in ten (81%) support ending fire and rehire
• Two thirds (66%) support the right to sick pay from day one of illness
• More than four-fifths (86%) support turning the minimum wage into a real living wage 

This overwhelming support is mirrored across every parliamentary seat Reform currently holds - and in every parliamentary constituency across the UK. 

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:  

“Reform’s so-called Great Repeal Bill would steal away vital rights and protections. 

“Nigel Farage wants to strip working people of essentials like day-one sick pay and a fairer minimum wage. At the same time he’d give bad bosses free rein to exploit staff by keeping practices like zero-hours contracts and fire-and-rehire firmly in place.  

“This anti-worker agenda is massively out of step with the British public, who believe everyone deserves basic security and dignity at work. 

“Farage likes to claim he’s taking on the elites. But the reality is he wants to hand more power to vested interests and his wealthy corporate backers.”  

Equality protections under threat

Reform has also announced plans to repeal the Equality Act - the law that protects people from discrimination at work.

That would turn back decades of progress on fairness and equal treatment in our workplaces.

We can stop this

Trade unions and working people have long campaigned for these rights. They were won through years of organising and collective action. 

Now they’re under threat from Reform and the Tories. Kemi Badenoch has also pledged that the Conservative Party would repeal the Employment Rights Act if elected. This is no surprise after the last Tory government introduced numerous anti-worker laws. 

We need to make sure these ideas don’t gain traction. We must pressure all political parties to protect hard-won progress on workers’ rights.We cannot allow politicians to rig the system in favour of bad employers and corporate backers. 

Together, we can defend our rights at work. The first step is to let your colleagues and friends know that our rights are under attack. 

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