King Charles has announced a raft of new changes to worker’s rights policies during his speech to parliament today.
Measures include the banning of “exploitative” zero-hour contracts and the removal of qualifying times for unfair dismissal, sick pay, and parental leave rights.
This announcement follows Labour’s promise to introduce legislation within 100 days of taking office to deliver new workers’ rights as pledged before the election.
The King said: ” My Government is committed to making work pay and will legislate to introduce a new deal for working people to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights.”
The monarch also said the new Government would “seek a new partnership with both business and working people and help the country move on from the recent cost of living challenges, by prioritising wealth creation for all communities”.
Ministers are to set up an industrial strategy council with an objective to achieve “rising living standards in all nations and regions in the United Kingdom”.
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