- 72%+ of public back new protections for 15m workers
- But Reform UK stick to their anti-worker stance
MULTIMILLIONAIRE Nigel Farage’s carefully cultivated image as “a man of the people” faces new questions.
All of Mr Farage’s Reform UK MPs voted against the Employment Rights Bill – expected to improve conditions for 15 million workers.
The proposal for new laws which Reform UK opposed is set to:
- Extend statutory sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal from day one.
- Give every worker the right to request flexible hours or patterns of work.
- End zero-hours contracts by requiring contracts to reflect regular hours worked.
Between 72% and 74% of the public support each of these measures, found a 2025 poll.
But Reform’s last manifesto said: “We must make it easier to hire and fire so that businesses can grow.”
