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<p>We are proud of the UK’s record on employment standards, having raised domestic
standards over recent years to make them some of the highest in the world. In leaving
the EU we regained the ability to regulate autonomously, and the Government is therefore
conducting a comprehensive review of all retained EU law to ensure that our regulations,
including worker rights, are tailored to the needs of the UK economy and help create
the conditions for growth and investment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has one of the best
workers’ rights records in the world. In recent years, the Government has brought
forward a raft of legislation on employment rights issues. In April this year, we
made sure 2.5 million people across the UK received a pay raise by raising the National
Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. We have extended the ban on using exclusivity
clauses to contracts where a worker’s guaranteed weekly income is below the Lower
Earnings Limit, which is currently £123 a week.</p><p> </p><p>Numerous Private Members’
Bills have been introduced on the matter of employment rights, and we are working
closely with these members on their proposals. The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
and The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill have both passed their Second Reading
with Government support and will continue to progress through parliament before receiving
royal assent and becoming law in England, Scotland and Wales.</p>
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