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Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar join activists during a visit to Rutherglen, Glasgow, April 17, 2023.
A LABOUR government at British level will ban zero-hours contracts, the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner will tell Scottish TUC today.
Ms Rayner will address the Dundee conference following research showing the number employed on zero-hours contracts in Scotland has risen 50 per cent in the past decade — and by 10 per cent in the last year alone.
Labour criticised the Scottish National Party for having pledged robust action when the government it leads only advises against “inappropriate” use of zero-hours in its guidance for the award of public contracts.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
