Employment

To unlock the UK's economic potential, we need a modern, flexible, and fair employment framework. This means tackling rising absenteeism, updating outdated working practices, and ensuring our laws support productivity and growth. By focusing on a system that is responsive to business needs while protecting core employee rights, we can create a dynamic job market that benefits everyone.

Employment:

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Employment Absenteeism Rates

Policy:

The public sector must align its sickness benefits with private sector realities.

Treat absenteeism rates as an area that needs addressing.

Employment Bank Holiday Reduction

Policy:

Remove the first Bank holiday in May, as adversely effects productivity after Easter.

Employment Employment Protection

Policy:

Changes are required in employment to provide the flexibility that business needs to be more productive and grow.

Employment Government Employment Centres

Policy:

Re-purpose of employment centres to inspire and improve the situation, not just to process.

Employment Minimum Wage

Policy:

For the next three years, the Minimum Wage should rise only in line with inflation.

Employment Pay & Employment Terms

Policy:

The rules around Employment need to be updated to reflect modern realities.

Example: The hourly rate for zero-hours contracts should be set at least 20% above the National Living Wage.

Employment Pension Insolvency

Policy:

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) must publish the financial health of every scheme it rescues.

Employment Sacking Employees

Policy:

Employers must have the confidence that employment law supports them in managing performance and removing those who are not up to the task.

Employment Striking

Policy:

Strikes to be legitimate, must have the support of at least 65% of all union members/workers eligible to vote.

Employers must have greater rights to replace their workforce or take other actions, if unions/workers engage in repeated annual strike action.

Employment Unemployment Rate

Policy:

A national mission is needed to eliminate long-term unemployment, providing intensive, targeted support to get everyone back into the workforce.