THE SNP have said only independence can protect Scottish workers from “outdated” UK Government employment laws.
It follows new statistics which show that the number of people on zero-hour contracts in Scotland has risen by 1100.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that between the months of July and September of this year, around 81,000 people in Scotland were employed on a zero-hour contract – a 0.4% increase on last year – making up 3% of the country’s employment.
Despite the increase, Scotland still has a lower percentage of people on zero-hour contracts than the UK.
SNP MP Chris Stephens (below) has campaigned against zero-hour contracts in the past and presented a Workers’ Rights Bill that would have eliminated them. He has also repeatedly urged the UK Government to bring in the promised but long-awaited Employment Bill.
“The only way for Scotland to finally rid itself of the outdated employment laws implemented by this UK Government is to become an independent country,” said Stephens.
He added: “Over the last year, my SNP colleagues and I have campaigned tirelessly for the UK Government to update and modify current UK employment laws – including scrapping zero-hour contracts, removing the age discrimination within the minimum wage, and bringing in statutory sick pay for all – but we have been ignored by the Tories at Westminster.
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