Motion 53
Organising & Delivering for Young Workers
“That this Congress believes that young workers, like all workers, need and deserve a fair deal at work. We welcome the UK Government’s revised remit for the Low Pay Commission to help eliminate the wage disparity for young people in the National Minimum Wage.
“Congress also welcomes the Westminster Employment Rights Bill, which includes several commitments that will help have a positive impact on young workers across Scotland and the wider UK, including tackling one-sided flexibility.
“With a UK Government in place that is committed to helping working people, now is the time to push for parity for young workers in all areas of employment legislation. Whilst redundancy rates across Scotland have been falling, at the end of 2024, redundancy rates for those aged 16-24 were above pre-pandemic levels. Congress therefore believes that there is an urgent need to address the entrenched age-discrimination within Statutory Redundancy Pay.
“Congress also welcomes the provision of trade union access to workplaces and the simplification of the statutory recognition process within the UK Employment Rights Bill. Congress recognises that, to deliver parity in all areas of employment legislation, we need to use these tools to redouble our efforts in organising young workers; who are essential to the future of the Movement.
“Congress calls on the General Council to:
- continue to push for action on all issues affecting young workers;
- make the case for equitable redundancy pay for all workers when it comes to strengthening collective redundancy rights;
- develop a national organising young workers strategy, to help secure the future of the trade union movement; and
- work with the STUC Youth Committee in a specific programme of work around the recruitment and development of young workers and reps.”
Mover: Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)
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