Union leader slams Labour’s workers’ rights shake-up and says it has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’

A UNION person has taken purpose astatine Labour’s workers’ rights shake-up — saying it leaves “more holes than Swiss cheese”.

Unite wide caput Sharon Graham said the Employment Rights Bill did not spell acold capable and would neglect to marque enactment wage — a cardinal predetermination pledge.

She said: “The measure inactive ties itself up successful knots trying to debar what was promised.

"Failure to extremity ‘fire and rehire’ and zero hours contracts erstwhile and for each volition permission much holes than Swiss food that hostile employers volition use.”

Her comments echo the fears of immoderate concern leaders who picture the measure arsenic “clumsy and chaotic” and interest it volition adhd to reddish portion and punctual a hiring freeze.

The legislation, owed to travel into unit successful 2026, volition manus workers rights — including to parental permission and sick wage — from time one.

Deputy PM Angela Rayner defended her reforms, insisting: “These packages are pro-business and pro-worker.”

MPs are acceptable to ballot connected the measure for the archetypal clip connected October 21, up of its 2nd speechmaking successful the Commons.

Yesterday, Tina McKenzie, astatine the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “This authorities is simply a rushed job, clumsy, chaotic and poorly planned.

“It lacks immoderate existent pro-growth constituent and volition summation economical inactivity, jeopardising the Government’s employment target.”

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: “Our program volition spot much Sun readers get information for the aboriginal portion ensuring businesses are connected a level playing field.”

Kevin Hollinrake, the Shadow Business Secretary, said: “Despite a chorus of opposition, Labour are rushing this authorities done to appease their national paymasters.”