A mega-poll of more than 40,000 people shows overwhelming support for the flagship policies in the Employment Rights Act, which Nigel Farage’s party has pledged to repeal.
Nigel Farage has been accused of trying to steal vital rights and protections
Reform’s plans to scrap stronger rights for workers have been exposed as massively out of step with the public, including in their own constituencies.
A mega-poll of more than 40,000 people shows overwhelming support for the flagship policies in the Employment Rights Act, which Nigel Farage’s party has pledged to repeal.
Labour’s workers rights’ package, which became law in December, includes bans on exploitative zero hours contracts, and fire and rehire, as well as strengthened sick pay, protections against unfair dismissal and entitlements to parental leave.
Last month, Reform sparked an outcry when the party pledged to rip up the legislation, along with strengthened protections for renters coming into force in May.
Polling in every constituency for the TUC and Hope not Hate shows majority support for key principles, including guaranteed hours contracts (78%), day one sick pay (76%), and ending fire and rehire (83%).
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak rubbished Nigel Farage’s claims he’s standing up for ordinary people(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
In Nigel Farage‘s Clacton constituency, 77% of voters back banning exploitative zero hours contracts, 81% support ending fire and rehire, 66% want the right to sick pay from day one and 86% want a higher minimum wage.
Constituents in Boston and Skegness, represented by Reform’s business spokesman Richard Tice, 80% back a zero hours contracts ban, 86% oppose fire and rehire, 76% want day one sick pay, and 83% want the minimum wage raised.
Similar results were reported in other Reform constituencies, including Sarah Pochin’s Runcorn and Helsby seat, Newark, represented by ex-Tory Robert Jenrick, and Ashfield, whose MP is Lee Anderson.
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “Reform’s so-called Great Repeal Bill would steal away vital rights and protections. Nigel Farage wants to strip working people of essentials like day-one sick pay and a fairer minimum wage. At the same time he’d give bad bosses free rein to exploit staff by keeping practices like zero-hours contracts and fire-and-rehire firmly in place.
Hope Not Hate chief executive Nick Lowles said: “Reform’s plans to repeal key workers’ rights are a world away from where the British public are at. From Green to Reform supporters – these are rights that have huge support up and down the country.
“Reform voters aren’t a homogenous bloc – but what many have in common is their support for stronger rights at work – from banning zero hours contracts to day one sick pay. The Government should be talking up the threat Nigel Farage poses to popular and vital workplace protections.”
