Every day, workers across Britain are being threatened with being fired and rehired under worse terms and conditions for basically the same job.
Unreasonable employers use this tactic to force staff to accept lower wages, different hours or changes in working life. In many other countries this is often against the law. Barry introduced a Private Member's Bill in Parliament, called the Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement), in June 2021 to outlaw this practice in the UK. The Bill was ultimately blocked by the Tory government, even though numerous ministers claimed to oppose fire and rehire and to be committed to outlawing it.
Now, in 2022, Lord Tony Woodley, the former Unite general secretary, has reintroduced the Bill. So we still need your help and support to make sure it finally becomes law.
Barry has launched a tour of Labour Parties and trades councils around the country showing a film about the campaign. Find out more here
