Fairness for Employees
We support the devolution of employment law to Wales, having seen the Conservative UK Government roll back on workers’ rights from Westminster in recent years.
In a world of increasing threats to workers, employment rights desperately need strengthening. We would reverse the Tories’ regressive anti-strike legislation. We would also support legislation to tackle insecure work, provide paid bereavement and miscarriage leave as ‘day one employment rights’, outlaw fire and re-hire tactics, abolish compulsory zero-hours contracts, establish the right to ‘disconnect’ (a right not to be routinely contacted about work outside normal working hours), and reform Shared Parental Leave.
Following the introduction of the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 which provides a right to five days unpaid leave to care for a person with a long-term need, a similar provision for paid leave should be considered.