Tuesday 8 May 2018

We Asked Some Experts About the Future of Workers’ Rights in the UK

a post by Jam Collins for the Rights Info blog (Human Rights News, Views & Info)



For most of us, working is a fact of life. However, just like every other part of our lives, it comes with a specific set of protections and rights to which we’re all entitled.

From things like maximum working hours and the national minimum wage, to health and safety, mass surveillance or pensions, there are a huge number of issues which touch on our rights at work.

However, employment has changed a lot during the past few years. In the last 12 months alone we’ve started to see the true extent of the gender pay gap, as companies with more than 250 employees are forced to reveal data. We’ve seen the ongoing saga surrounding the gig economy, strikes from outsourced workers and thousands of calls to the new modern slavery hotline.

So, what is the future of work for 2018 and beyond? It’s a big question, so we spoke to some people most likely to give us some big answers…

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