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Monday, 12th May 2008

Commission on Vulnerable Employment backs NUJ demands


The NUJ has welcomed public calls for action to tackle employers who flout laws on pay and rights at work.

The TUC-backed Commission on Vulnerable Employment urged the Government and enforcement agencies to act following the publication of their report, Hard Work, Hidden Lives.

The report backs up NUJ demands for action to stop employers exploiting legal loopholes to force workers into bogus self-employment, thereby denying them rights at work.

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