Boris Johnson has been accused of backtracking on a promise to boost workers’ rights after leaving out landmark reforms to zero-hours contracts and the gig economy from the Queen’s speech. “Warm words on workers’ rights are betrayed by this government’s abject lack of leadership. Andy McDonald, the shadow employment secretary, said leaving the bill out of the Queen’s speech was the latest example of government rhetoric not matching the reality. However, experts said boosting employment rights had been made more important during the crisis, not less. Downing Street insisted the government was still committed to bringing back an employment bill.

Source: The Guardian May 11, 2021 14:53 UTC