![]() It would be applicable across all sectors (public, private and third) and would be also applicable to private sector companies who procure contracts in the public sector.The Minimum Wage/National Living Wage will be set from the age of 16 upwards.The Minimum Wage/National Living Wage will instead be replaced with the independent living wage set by the Living Wage Foundation.Replace the Minimum Wage/National Living Wage:.It would only apply to companies with more than 250 employees.50% of the supervisory board must be elected by all members of the company in a one person one vote secret ballot of everyone in the company that wishes to stand. It would have a management board which looks at the short-term operations of the company whilst the supervisory board would look at the long-term strategy of the company and will keep the management board in check. This would include the adoption of a dual board system as is used in Finland and Germany.Only applicable to companies with less than 250 employees.Shifting the burden of proof in employment tribunals regarding employment status from individual to employer:.Statutory Sick pay should be at least 50% of average earnings > £250 per week.Legislation for workers rights in the gig economy including minimum earning levels, sick pay, pension contributions, holiday entitlements etc.A 1% levy on businesses such as agencies and courier firms (Deliveroo etc.) that exploit the use of them.Short notice requests: an uplift in hourly rate based on the amount of notice given.Punishments for not taking shifts must be scrapped: should be entirely on the individual if they wish to work or not.Only to be used where flexibility is needed on the part of the employer: consensual agreement must be mandatory on the part of both employee and the employer.Abolish the Apprenticeship Levy as an inefficient and distorting intervention to support skills investment and replace it with greater direct government spending on skills programmes co-designed with both the business community, local government and other stakeholders.For startups, the party would create a new “startup allowance” to help those businesses specifically with their “living costs”, and would also support fast-growing businesses seeking to scale up.Challenging the growing concentration of market power – including in energy, banking and the new ‘tech titans’ – with stronger antitrust laws, enhanced consumer protection, greater rights over data etc.Would only be applicable to companies with more than 250 employees.Strengthening diversity and equality of opportunity in industry, with mandatory annual reporting of gender pay gap, LGBTQ+, BAME, disability employment, pay policies, etc:.At least one regional mutual bank in every region i.e.In addition, expand the British Business Bank to perform a more central role in the economy, to ensure that viable small and medium-sized businesses have access to capital: Work with major banks to fund the creation of a local banking sector (regional mutual banks), dedicated to meeting the needs of local small and medium-sized businesses.Create a National Investment Bank with £100 billion of initial capital using public money to attract private investment for enterprise, infrastructure and innovation etc.Replicate NEPIC in every nation/region of the country.The establishment of 10 Free-Ports around the UK in order to drive growth in deprived areas.Increase R&D spending as a % of GDP from 1.8% to at least > 2.5%.Ban secondary picketing, including virtual picketing etc.Ban employers from covering a striking worker’s role with people from outside the employer i.e.If multiple unions in one sector vote to strike, they will be legally required to happen concurrently.Unions and strikers are not able to prevent non-union workers from working when on strike and any detrimental treatment on the basis of Union membership should be treated as automatic gross misconduct in every employment contract.If you are a member of a striking Union, you are considered on strike, even if you would rather not be.Ballots must achieve a minimum of 50% in order for strike action to take place.Ballots and ballot motions must completely and accurately reflect the nature of the “agreed dispute”.Union recognition is only required when a minimum of 50% of eligible workers at that employer are members of said Union.Repeal the Trade Unions Act 2016 and subsequently put in place a new Act which would implement the following:. ![]()
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