New laws could soon ban firms from sacking and rehiring staff on lower pay, amid fears an increasing number of employers are 'exploiting' vulnerable workers.
SNP MP Gavin Newlands said firms are using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to cut costs - by forcing staff to accept significant and unjustified pay cuts.
His Employment (Dismissal and Re-employment) Bill, which has cross-party support from members of every party in Westminster, comes amid warnings Centrica and British Airways are both looking to lay workers off and rehire them on lower pay.
Trade unions have accused Centrica, which owns British Gas, of using the pandemic as a "smokescreen" to force its 20,000 employees to accept worse employment contracts, including no extra
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