By Sienna Rodgers

John McDonnell will call for an overhaul of workers’ rights in the gig economy at the Trades Union Congress conference today. Addressing TUC delegates in a keynote speech this afternoon, the Shadow Chancellor is expected to lay out plans for people in insecure work to be given sick pay, maternity pay and other rights and protections currently not extended to them. McDonnell will say: “Just because you don’t work regular hours doesn’t mean you can afford not to work when […]