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UK sets out reforms to give low income groups the option to work multiple jobs
Britain’s lowest paid workers will be given the flexibility to boost their income through extra work, under new plans set out by the government on Monday 9 May.
UK government has decided to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses, removing red tape and giving lowest paid workers the choice to work multiple jobs if they wish.
The new reforms will ensure around 1.5 million low-paid workers are not subject to exclusivity clauses, providing them with flexibility over where and when they work.
Business Minister Paul Scully said: “We are putting more control into the hands of the lowest paid, giving them the freedom to decide who they work for and how often.”
As well as supporting workers to increase their income, the reforms will also benefit businesses by widening the talent pool of job applicants to those who may have been prevented from applying for roles due to an exclusivity clause with another employer, and also helps businesses to fill vacancies in key sectors like retail and hospitality.
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The reforms will allow low-paid workers to reskill and make the most of new opportunities in existing sectors with growing labour demand.
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