Government report calls on ministers to help give casual workers on zero-hours contracts better training opportunities
FRUSTRATED workers stuck in bottom rung jobs must all be given a chance to improve their lot, a major government report declares.
In a bid to do away with dead-end jobs forever, a nine month review of the modern work place will call on ministers to help companies offer better training opportunities.
Workers’ own individual talents should also be recognised better with the help of a new ‘national framework for employability’, The Sun has learned.
The demands are among 54 specific recommendations in the report by key Tony Blair adviser Matthew Taylor.
It will be launched by Theresa May, who will also pledge to be a champion fairness in work.
The PM commissioned Mr Taylor to probe modern employment practices after a backlash against tech-based companies like Uber and Deliveroo for taking advantage of causal workers on zero-hours contracts.
Mr Taylor said: “Everyone must feel like they have a next step to go onto.
“There will always be people who are in work but finding it hard to make ends meet.
“Our social contract with those people should include dignity at work and the realistic scope to progress in the labour market.”
As The Sun revealed, the Taylor Review will also recommend higher minimum pay when no hours guaranteed and sick pay for casual workers.
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Appearing alongside Royal Society of Arts boss Mr Taylor, Mrs May will also pledge to “find the right balance of rights and responsibilities, flexibilities and protections”.
Businesses should have no fear of extra red tape, the PM will also warn, as she also insists her government will always back entrepreneurs and “those who dare to dream and who dare to think big”.
Mrs May will add: “Our task, informed by the work of Matthew and his team, is to make sure that the high standards of our best employers become the benchmark against which all employers are judged.
“And as the world of work changes, our practices and laws can properly reflect and accommodate those changes.”
