GSLP-Liberals-Manifesto-2019

labour market, the Government will
also make it a condition of awarding
government contracts that tenderers
provide for the fair treatment of agency
and fixed term contract workers.
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
Supported Employment Schemes also
play a critical role in providing those
pathways for potential workers and
employees who are disadvantaged
in the employment market or face
challenges through disabilities.A
review will be undertaken of these
schemes with a view to opening these
up and utilising such schemes to
provide support and opportunities to
those that would otherwise struggle in
the competitive employment market
will be undertaken.
JOINT GUIDANCE NOTES
We also look forward to developing
and sharing a joint guidance note to be
issued by the Government and Unite
to employers and workers to aid the
development of knowledge around the
rights and responsibilities under this
key area of employment legislation.
THE END OF ZERO HOUR
CONTRACTS
A GSLP Liberal Government will consult
on the mechanism for the abolishment
of the abuse of zero hour contracts
entirely in our economy in all sectors
other than where we may agree with
the Unions that they are a necessary
and unavoidable requirement. These
contracts were most used by the
GSD administration in the context of
the teaching profession, where many
were kept on such contracts until they
were employed by the GSLP Liberal
Government in 2012. Where the
employer and employee agree to a set
number of hours they will be required
to state those hours in the employment
agreement. A Zero Hour Contract
Consultation Group will be convened
by a GSLP Liberal Chief Minister to
work on this matter on Tuesday 12th
November 2019 at midday, to include
representatives from the Unions, the
Chamber and Federation and the
Ministry of Employment.
TRANSFERS OF UNDERTAKINGS
In order to ensure similar protection
in Gibraltar for workers involved in
such transfers, we will adopt a similar
provision to that now included in
Section 3 (1) (b) of the UK Transfer of
Undertaking PE 2006.
TRADE UNION RECOGNITION
We will work with the Unions and
the Chamber of Commerce and
GFSB on the principle of Trade Union
recognition, given that most employers
already accept that modern Trade
Union practices are as advantageous
to them as to employees. We will seek
to create a legislative scheme that
builds on the fact that the Gibraltar
Constitution already recognises the
freedom of association.
HEALTHY & SAFE WORKPLACES
We will also work with Unions
to use their expertise in areas of
Health & Safety in the workplace to
improve every employees working
environment. We will resume work
on the introduction of a Health &
Safety Advisory Council which will be
established before the end of 2019
and will meet monthly in 2020 and at
least quarterly every year thereafter.
FAMILY FRIENDLY JOBS IN ALL
SECTORS
The GSLP Liberal Government has led
on the introduction of family friendly
policies in the public sector. We
believe that it is time for this approach
to pervade the private sector also. We
will do this in consultation with the
Unions and the Chamber and GFSB in
a new Inter Ministerial Committee on
Quality of Family Life in Private Sector
Employment. If we are elected, a GSLP
Liberal Chief Minister will convene
the Inter Ministerial Committee to
meet, with the Unions and employer
representative organisations on
Thursday 14th November at 4pm at
No6 Convent Place.
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP OPTIONS
We will establish the legislation for
Employee Ownership Trust structures,
like the John Lewis Partnership. This
has been done very successfully in the
United Kingdom and has allowed novel
mechanisms for co-operative business
models to develop.
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY
& MAY DAY
We will continue to be committed to
celebrating Workers Day on the 1st of
May. Additionally, the closest weekend
to the 28th April will include a Bank
Holiday, creating a long weekend, to
celebrate the lives of those who have
died at work and to commit learning
the lessons necessary to prevent
illness, injury or death in the workplace.
No other party is committed to doing
this. This is important for Socialists
around the world and we will ensure
Gibraltar continues to lead by example
in this field.
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