UCU: Single employment status

Motion

Motion text: This Congress wishes to express its regret that Lord John Hendy’s Status of Workers Bill did not become law.
This Congress notes that
1. 1 in 9 workers are in insecure work – a total of 3.7 million workers
2. 67% of those in insecure work do not receive sick pay
Congress further notes that
a. 15.6% of caring, leisure and service workers;
b. 18.4% of workers in roles, such as security guards, taxi drivers and shop assistants
c. 18.5% of those in the skilled trades
d. 17.2% of process, plant and machine operatives are in insecure work.
Congress calls on the UCU to:
i. Work with other trade unions through the TUC to campaign for a change in the law to introduce Single Employment Status
ii. Support any future legislation in UK Parliament to introduce Single Employment Status
iii. Submit a motion to the TUC Congress calling for the TUC to Campaign for Single Employment Status.