Friday, 7 February 2014

Wigan Labour MP says no to Zero hours contracts (unless you work for Labour run Wigan Council)

September 2013, Lisa Nandy Wigan Labour MP: 


'That this House expresses grave concern over the rise in the number of UK workers employed on zero-hours contracts and the growth of casualisation across the labour market; notes the serious and detrimental impact of zero hours contracts on many people who lack the ability to plan their lives or budget effectively'


In October 2013 Mrs Linda Riordan,  Halifax Labour party MP said in Parliament ‘Mr. Speaker, It is clear that the increasing number of zero-hours contracts is one of the last taboos of employment policy. The firms involved have no need to use those contracts: they know exactly how many employees they need each week. Moreover, zero-hours contracts are immoral, they exploit hard-working people, and they enable the powerful to dominate the powerless.’ 


Fast forward to 2014...

Wigan Council clearly didn't get the memo from Labour party headquarters...

Council rocket over zero hours contracts!




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