Angela Rayner: Our Workers' Rights Package Will Tackle Insecurity And Change Britain

Deputy PM Angela RaynerI know only too well how a lack of security can affect your mental wellbeing.I’ve been there as a working mum, making my own way in life. I was often unsure if I could make ends meet from one week to the next, simply because my income wasn’t guaranteed.Tackling this insecurity in the world of work is at the heart of what I’m fighting for as deputy prime minister. My determination comes from personal experience and it drives me on every single day.It’s why our Plan for Change is focused on delivering genuine security and common sense reforms for millions of hardworking people.Having decent pay, a stable home and a strong sense of community are essential for our wellbeing and sense of purpose, but far too often they aren’t there when we need them.Mental Health Awareness Week (May 12 – May 18) is a powerful reminder of this. This year’s theme of ‘Community’ says it all: it’s about our need for stability, and a sense of belonging in a supportive home and working environment. Insecurity blights lives, and we’re putting all this right And that means certainty about the roof over your head at night, the job you set off to in the morning, the money in your pocket at the end of the week, and your rights, should you fall ill.As our analysis of the government’s pro-growth, pro-worker, and pro-business Employment Rights Bill shows, supporting employee wellbeing makes for a happier, healthier and more productive workforce – potentially giving the economy a multi-billion pound shot in the arm each year.Already, our swift action to boost the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage is paying off. And with our bill making its way through parliament, we are making life fairer for millions of workers.Because we know it’s unfair for people to have no choice but to work without guaranteed hours or income.It’s unfair for them to be threatened with unfair dismissal even if they’ve done nothing wrong.And for them to be sacked unless they agree to accept lower pay or worse terms and conditions.As for having to wait three days without sick pay when you are ill – no one should have to endure the added stress of financial hardship while they are unwell.This insecurity blights lives, and we’re putting all this right.Together, we’re building a fairer, more secure future for everyone.Our reforms protect you from being sacked without good reason.Workers on unstable pay will have the right to a contract with guaranteed hours, bringing the security they deserve.The rise in the living wage will boost incomes for the lower paid, because we believe that a hard day’s work merits fair pay.And every worker will get Statutory Sick Pay for the first time – and from day one of illness. We are delivering on what our country needs to see and feel real change Overall, we are opening more doors to employment by making work more flexible and family-friendly, giving employers access to a wider pool of talent across the country.At the same time, we are taking urgent action to build the affordable homes our country needs, so people have the vital security of a roof over their heads.We’re reforming the planning system to speed up the construction of 1.5 million homes – including more social housing – and we’re ending section 21 no fault evictions to give renters more stability and security.These changes, together with the significant new powers we’re giving local leaders, will mean communities can take back control of their futures and help build stronger, more resilient neighbourhoods. Local people will be able to invest in what matters most to them, from buses to homes.Work is underway on our £1.5 billion Plan for Neighbourhoods, aimed at regenerating and restoring pride in 75 left-behind areas across the UK. Soon, we’ll be announcing new neighbourhood boards and chairs, bringing together residents and businesses to spend their £20 million of funding.We know that building stronger, more connected communities is vital for people’s wellbeing – a key concern in this Mental Health Awareness Week. Being part of a supportive neighbourhood helps us feel safe and less alone; and it’s important for me that our Plan for Neighbourhoods isn’t just about physical regeneration but making the social connections that underpin a healthier, more resilient society.So we are making work pay, ending insecurity, and we are delivering on what our country needs to see and feel real change – because we’re a government that works for working people.Angela Rayner is the deputy prime minister, the secretary of state for Housing, Communities and Local Government and MP for Ashton-under-Lyne..Related...Keir Starmer Says Labour Will 'Rebuild' Britain As It Did After The War'We're Shutting Down The Lab': Keir Starmer Says The UK's 'Open Borders Experiment' Is OverStarmer’s Farage Impression Won’t Save Him From Reform – But It Will Make Life Worse For Brits, MP Warns

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