Labour’s plan to abolish zero-hour contracts will help 63,000 Scottish workers
18 September, 2018
Thousands of workers in Scotland will benefit from Labour’s plans to abolish zero-hour contracts.
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 63,000 people in Scotland are stuck on these insecure contracts unable to know if they will get enough work to pay the bills at the end of the month.
Since the financial crisis this type of insecure work has grown throughout the UK, a sign of the country’s economic decay under the Tories.
Under the Tories: low pay, falling real wages, 0-hours contracts. Labour will #ScrapTheCap & bring in £10 Living Wage. With us? RT. #PMQs pic.twitter.com/NCXUTKY5Re
— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) September 6, 2017
It doesn’t have to be like this.
The next Labour government will not only consign these contracts to the history books, we will give those working in the so-called gig economy new rights.
Under Labour’s plans, those working in the sector will gain a right to sick pay, parental leave and new protections from unfair dismissal.
The SNP government thinks that zero hours contract jobs are a ‘positive destination’ for school leavers.
We don’t. That’s why the next Labour government will ban them.https://t.co/Dt6WJTzoa8
— Scottish Labour (@ScottishLabour) June 24, 2018
We will not just make work more secure, Labour will ensure people are paid a fair wage for a fair day’s work with a new real living wage of £10 per hour.
Only Labour will radically reform our economy to ensure we live in a society that works for the many, not the few.