Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash
📰 The Guardian · 📅 Jun 14, 2026, 06:00 AM · 🌐 theguardian.com
Kate Dearden says reforms such as enhanced sick pay simply bring UK into line with other big economies Labour’s radical workers’ rights reforms have simply put the UK on a “level playing field” with other big economies, the employment minister, Kate Dearden, has said. The government’s Employment Rig