Labour has launched an open consultation titled ‘Make Work Pay: trade union right of access’ as part of the (un)Employment Rights Bill. They’re proposing to hand even greater powers to unions than initially feared…
The proposals include:
- Unions to be granted weekly access to businesses.
- Employers will have just five days to respond to access requests. And a negotiation period of just 15 days…
- Access approvals could remain valid for up to two years.
- Applies to small businesses with as few as 21 employees.
- Fines of up to £75,000 for a first “breach” of the bill.
Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said:
“Under the guise of improving workers’ rights, we now know Labour plan to hand control of our workplaces to the union bully boys. Incredibly, they are proposing to let the unions roam through businesses offices every week of the year. Union representatives will inevitably use this special access to pressure workers into joining them and supporting their political causes – which, naturally, are usually aligned with Labour. Businesses will become playgrounds for activists rather than engines for growth.”
No need for a time machine to go back to the 1970s…
Read the consultation in full below:
Make Work Pay Consultation Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces by eleanor
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