“What Is So Bad With A Zero-Hour Contract?“ | Ian Collins Talks New Employment Rights Bill

The Government said its Employment Rights Bill is being unveiled against a backdrop of it inheriting a “battered” economy from the Conservatives, who ministers accused of presiding over “strike Britain”. More than twice as many days were lost to industrial action than France under Rishi Sunak’s premiership, said Labour, following more than two years of strikes by hundreds of thousands of workers including nurses, teachers, junior doctors, train drivers and barristers. Labour said new analysis showed that the Tories’ “scorched-earth” approach to strikes over the last two years cost the economy £3.3 billion in lost productivity, including £1.7 billion from NHS industrial action alone. Talk’s Ian Collins says: “This is all shades of wonky.“ #labour #keirstarmer #mikegraham #talk Click here for more from Talk If you need any help visit: