Alice Smart

ALT Text on Notes App: End to exploitative zero-hour contracts & unscrupulous fire & rehire practices. Tackling low pay by accounting for cost of living when setting the Minimum Wage & removing discriminatory age bands. Strengthening statutory sick pay, removing the lower earnings limit for all workers & cutting out the waiting period before sick pay kicks in. Establishing rights to bereavement & parental leave from day one. Removing the existing two-year qualifying period for protections from unfair dismissal. Flexible working made the default where practical. Protections for pregnant women & new mothers returning to work will be strengthened, including protection from dismissal whilst pregnant, on maternity leave & within six months of returning to work. A new Fair Work Agency bringing together existing enforcement bodies will be established to enforce rights such as holiday pay & support employers looking for guidance on how to comply with the law

ALT Graphic with copy: Some of the things Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget Pay rise for 3 million workers. New funding to deliver an extra two million NHS operations, scans and appointments a year. Freeze on fuel duty. No tax increases in your payslip. £30 million to provide free breakfast clubs. £240 million package to get Britain working again. £1.4 billion to rebuild 500 schools. £500m investment to build 5,000 new social homes. Increase in the state pension by up to £470. Former mineworkers will receive £1.5 billion that was kept from their pensions. The biggest increase to Carer's Allowance eligibility since its introduction. £1 billion to help those facing financial hardship via the Household Support Fund. 40% relief on business rates, hospitality and leisure sectors. Nom-dom tax status abolished. £500 million to fix local roads and fill a million potholes. Increase in the employment allowance to support small businesses. Crack down on fraud, tax avoidance and waste.