Mark Finnegan talks to Councillor Alison Gilliland(LAB) about the urgent need for new legislation to ensure that all workers are guaranteed fair working hours and decent work.

Cllr Gilliland called for new legislation to ensure that all workers are guaranteed fair working hours and decent work. ‘The Low Pay Commission established by Minister Ged Nash is an excellent starting point and the debate on a living wage is invaluable.  However, we need binding legislation that ensures fair working hours and decent work for all workers. Decent work should form the cornerstone of our jobs and economic development policy and not be an add on workers have to fight for’