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he SNP’s call for devolved employment laws is not needed, Angela Rayner has insisted, amid Labour’s ‘new deal’ for workers.
The deputy Labour leader met apprentices in Glasgow as she set out her party’s plans to enhance workers’ rights.
They include protection against unfair dismissal, sick pay from day one and banning zero-hour contracts and fire and rehire policies.
However, the SNP called on the opposition party to “commit to devolving employment law to Holyrood immediately”.
They won’t need it because I want employment law across the whole of the United Kingdom to be uplifted
The calls come amid the passing of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill which introduces provisions for the minimum requirement for emergency services, education and transport services during industrial action.
In a Tweet on Thursday morning, First Minister Humza Yousaf said of Labour’s plans: “I would remind Angela Rayner that we have engaged constructively with trade unions. That is why we haven’t had any NHS strikes in Scotland, in stark comparison to Labour-run Wales.
“Will Labour commit to full devolution of employment law should they form the next government?”
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