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Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge

Business | The Guardian · 2h ago
Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge

Leaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’ Trades unions are warning Andy Burnham that Labour’s policy on cutting zero-hours contracts risks failing to live up to the party’s manifesto. Union leaders are seeking reassurances from the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, amid what the TUC has condemned as “scaremongering” from business groups. Continue reading...

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