MILLIONS more part-time workers will be able to take up second jobs under landmark plans to help combat the cost of living crisis.
Boris Johnson will use this week’s Queen‘s Speech to announce proposals to boost family incomes by ripping up exploitative exclusivity contracts for the low-paid.
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Ministers want to slash red tape to let 1.5million workers take on extra shifts if they want to.
The 2015 ban on contracts that forbids workers from taking on extra shifts elsewhere will be extended from those on zero-hours contracts to anyone on or below the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week.
It will mean they can take on more hours with another firm to boost their pay packets.
Insiders hope it will help low-paid staff to reskill or fill vacancies in key sectors like retail and hospitality.
Brits whose hours were slashed during the pandemic are also set to benefit from the scheme.
Business Minister Paul Scully said: “We are creating a high skilled, high productivity labour market that supports workers by removing unnecessary red tape, helping the British people boost their incomes and keep more of what they earn.
“By extending the ban on exclusivity clauses, 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, including the option to top up their pay packet if they wish.”
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Andy Chamberlain, Director of Policy at IPSE welcomed the news last night.
He said: “The extension of the ban on exclusivity clauses is welcome.
“By cutting back on these restrictive clauses, the opportunity to find more flexible work will be open to more people.”
The new laws are set to come to Parliament later this year.
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