The LGA responds to the passage of the Employment Rights Bill into law.
Responding to the passage of the Employment Rights Bill into law, Cllr Pete Marland, Chair of the Local Government Resources Committee, said:
“More than 2 million people work in local government across the country, including over half a million teachers, firefighters and other local authority related personnel, providing crucial services to communities and residents every day.
“Councils continually strive to improve the professional lives of everyone in their workforce and it is crucial that local government is involved in the raft of forthcoming secondary legislation which is expected to follow the passing of the Employment Rights Act.
“Costs flowing from employment reforms must be matched by increased funding to councils for the reforms in the new Act to be effective Changes will affect directly employed staff, outsourced workers and the whole adult social care sector, where local government has a critical role in ensuring services are provided to the public but is proposed to have a very limited role in the new Adult Social Care Negotiating Body.
“Local government needs to be engaged by government on how the Act is implemented, otherwise the resultant bureaucratic and legal burdens on councils will mean public money is diverted from vital local services.
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