Will your MP vote to protect our rights at work after Brexit?

On Tuesday 16 Jan, MPs vote on whether or not to protect our rights at work after Brexit.

These are rights that we use every day, from rights to time off for working parents; to holiday pay and equality laws protecting us from discrimination at work.

The Prime Minister has repeatedly promised to protect our rights at work after Brexit. But the bill her ministers have put together is a huge power-grab. If the bill becomes law as it stands, it will give Ministers huge powers to slash or weaken our hard-won rights.

That's why MPs have tabled amendments ...

On Tuesday 16 Jan, MPs vote on whether or not to protect our rights at work after Brexit.

These are rights that we use every day, from rights to time off for working parents; to holiday pay and equality laws protecting us from discrimination at work.

The Prime Minister has repeatedly promised to protect our rights at work after Brexit. But the bill her ministers have put together is a huge power-grab. If the bill becomes law as it stands, it will give Ministers huge powers to slash or weaken our hard-won rights.

That's why MPs have tabled amendments to protect our rights at work. If constituents put pressure on members of Parliament, they'll be more likely to support the amendments.

Can you please email your MP and ask them to stand up for the rights of ordinary working people after Brexit?

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The important information to tell your MP is that as one of their constituents you want them to guarantee our rights after Brexit by supporting amendments 2, 9 & NS1, and NC1 in the EU Withdrawal Bill debate.

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Subject:

The EU Withdrawal Bill Report Stage will take place on Tuesday 16 January. I am writing to ask you to support amendments 2, 9, new clause 1, and new schedule 1 which would provide much needed protection for workers’ rights following the UK’s departure from the EU.

As we approach Brexit, workers’ rights, jobs and livelihoods must be protected. Central to these aims is the need to protect rights which have been hard won by workers and their unions through our membership of the EU.

These include equality laws protecting women, BME, LGBT and disabled workers from discrimination at work; rights to time off for working parents; holiday pay and protections from excessive working hours; and equal treatment rights for part-time, fixed term and agency workers.

Despite government promises that workers’ rights will be protected and enhanced after Brexit, the Withdrawal Bill would provide Ministers with wide-ranging powers to repeal, dilute or limit these hard-won employment protections.

Amendment 9 and new schedule 1 would prevent Ministers from using powers in the Bill to amend or remove many vital workplace rights. New Clause 1 would require that any attempts to change employment law via regulations must enhance rights and be subject to extra scrutiny. Amendment 2 would prevent government from using powers in the bill to repeal or revoke the Equality Act.

It is essential that on Tuesday parliament resists this government power-grab and stands up for the rights of ordinary working people. Thank you for considering my request.

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