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Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows (www.theguardian.com)

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Labour’s plans for boosting workers’ rights are backed by voters across the political spectrum, including a majority of Conservative and Reform supporters, new polling commissioned by the TUC shows.

As the new government prepares to set out its programme in the king’s speech on Wednesday, the TUC is urging ministers to press ahead with implementing their manifesto pledges on workers’ rights in full.

In a poll of 3,000 voters carried out by Opinium on the day after the general election this month, almost two-thirds of respondents (64%) supported giving workers’ protection against unfair dismissal from day one of a job.

That included an overwhelming majority of Labour voters (81%), along with 55% of Conservative voters and 57% of those who backed Reform.

Similarly, more than two-thirds of those polled (67%) supported banning zero-hours contracts, which included 67% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters.

Other aspects of Labour’s new deal for working people, including a ban on fire and rehire, also commanded majority support in the poll, including among voters who did not back Labour on 4 July.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Labour’s plans for boosting workers’ rights are backed by voters across the political spectrum, including a majority of Conservative and Reform supporters, new polling commissioned by the TUC shows.

As the new government prepares to set out its programme in the king’s speech on Wednesday, the TUC is urging ministers to press ahead with implementing their manifesto pledges on workers’ rights in full.

The new deal for working people has been championed by the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, amid concerns among some in the union movement that aspects of the plan could be diluted in the face of pressure from business.

The junior business minister Justin Madders, who was heavily involved in Labour’s workers’ rights agenda in opposition, is expected to shepherd the legislation through the House of Commons.

A Department for Business and Trade spokesperson said: “Delivering a new deal for working people is a core part of our national mission to grow the economy and raise living standards across the UK.

Some business groups have expressed reservations about the workers’ rights agenda, with Rupert Soames, the president of the Confederation of British Industry, warning that the plans could make employers reluctant to take on new staff.

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