Labour has launched an open consultation titled \u2018Make Work Pay: trade union right of access\u2019 as part of the (un)Employment Rights Bill. They\u2019re proposing to hand even greater powers to unions than initially feared\u2026<\/p>\n
The proposals include:<\/p>\n
Unions to be granted weekly access to businesses.
\nEmployers will have just five days to respond to access requests. And a negotiation period of just 15 days\u2026
\nAccess approvals could remain valid for up to two years.
\nApplies to small businesses with as few as 21 employees.
\nFines of up to \u00a375,000 for a first \u201cbreach\u201d of the bill.<\/p>\n
Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said:<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the guise of improving workers\u2019 rights, we now know Labour plan to hand control of our workplaces to the union bully boys. Incredibly, they are proposing to let the unions roam through businesses offices every week of the year. Union representatives will inevitably use this special access to pressure workers into joining them and supporting their political causes \u2013 which, naturally, are usually aligned with Labour. Businesses will become playgrounds for activists rather than engines for growth.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
No need for a time machine to go back to the 1970s\u2026<\/p>\n
Read the consultation in full below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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