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Tomorrow in the UK starts employment without rights - that is companies will be legally able to hire de facto employees and those people will not have any employment rights - so no unions, will be able to fire pregnant women or don't observe equal pay. It's a bit more complex paperwork, but once companies get a taste it can be streamlined. All this without Labour party nor unions saying a word... https://norightsemployee.uk/

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The most surprising thing about this is that they chose the name "No Rights Employee"

In America a similar concept is called "Right to Work"

Where are your corporate PR people?

Best to call it like it is - the government wants people to be informed that they are sacrificing rights as part of this agreement so the quid pro quo of higher wages is always in their mind (this is the main driver of the policy, higher wages)

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