Tim Sharp

UK needs massive workers’ rights boost to match global norm tuc.org.uk/blogs/uk-needs…

We are determined to deliver our Employment Rights Bill - Tory peers in the House of Lords need to let us get on with the job and honour the mandate we were elected on: to Make Work Pay.

An important and welcome commitment from ⁦@DavidLammy⁩. ET fees would price out workers seeking justice and do nothing to fix the broken Tribunal system the Tories left behind. theguardian.com/money/2025/oct…

Our flagship policy of delivering the biggest upgrade in workers rights for a generation should not be undermined in this way- Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say | Employment tribunals | The Guardian theguardian.com/money/2025/oct…

Superb submission from @GMB_union to transport select committee. Algorithmic pay transparency is a regulatory must have.

Lords amendments were cooked up by the Tories and Lib Dems deliberately to weaken the rights in the Bill and undermine Labour's manifesto commitment. Absolutely correct that they are removed from the Bill, so we can get it passed and get on with implementing it properly, so it makes a real difference to working people.

Reform: “We speak for the workers.” Also Reform: Voted against every part of the Employment Rights Bill. 🤨 Voted against: ❌ Ending zero-hour contracts ❌ Banning fire & rehire ❌ Stronger rights for unions. ✍️Add your name: labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform labourunions.org.uk/stop-reform

The Employment Rights Bill is proudly pro-business and pro-worker. Today's amendments will: ✅ Expand zero-hours protections to agency workers ✅ Boost sick pay ✅ Level the playing-field by strengthening enforcement Our plan will Make Work Pay and boost living standards.

We were back on the picket line at Livv Housing this morning with our general secretary @nowak_paul, Knowsley MP @anneliese_midge and importantly, @NorthWestUNISON and @Unite_NorthWest members The support is growing - look in todays Mirror for example - and will until they win✊

As part of Good Business Fortnight, sign up for Thursday's session on employee representation with @kategobell and @GedNichols here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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You know who doesn't allow trophies unless everyone gets one in youth sports? Norway. You know who is excelling at the highest level in sports? Norway. The "participation trophy" complaints are BS. We ARE achievement focused in the US in youth sports AND schools. And it doesn't work that well. Just ask a coach or teacher. Schools are entirely focused on test scores, because that's what their evaluation and funding are tied to. An excessive focus on achievement generally loses talent. They quit sports and become apathetic and uninterested in school. Research shows us that a teaching environment that supports and emphasized mastery, where students focused on the process of learning and comprehension instead of a comparison to others is linked to better grades. And more importantly stoking intrinsic motivation and promoting challenge seeking. It's the same in sports. It's not that we don't need competition...It's that we already live in a world with a ton of it...and excess comparison. When we add fuel to that fire, it pushes the vast majority of people to fear of failure and avoidance. Mastery approaches balance out the equation. So...don't listen to Vivek. Go see what Norway is doing where you can't keep score until age 13...and their motto is "Joy of Sport for All." They keep more talent in the system, develop intrinsic motivation, and thrive at the elite level. Our survival of the fittest system loses talent along the way...

The government's SSP reforms are badly needed to stop low-paid workers falling into poverty when sick. No-one should find themselves worse off after the changes than they would be today.

Wilson and Palmer, Kostal and now Livv Housing. Time and again bad employers have tried to exploit legal loopholes to undermine workers' collective voice. Unions will fight them in the workplace, in the courts and politically.

Last night we held our very popular Employment Rights Bill Seminar. Chaired by John Bowers KC with contributions from @cowhoneybourne, @gavinmansfield, @cdavislittleton and Nicholas Siddall KC, together with special insight from @tm_sharp and @TarunTawakley #LittletonChambers

Look at the @GBCharterUK website for details for other events taking place during Good Business Fortnight.

A timely webinar for union reps, HR staff and others. @kategobell.bsky.social, @GedNichols and @TSB's Ariam Enraght-Moony discuss how unions and employers work together as part of Good Business Fortnight. @CIPD @The_TUC tuc.org.uk/events/role-un…

NEW | The government has announced a Seafarers’ Charter. This charter is urgently needed - it will improve security, pay and conditions for thousands of seafarers. For too long, seafarers have been exposed to hyper-exploitation and a lack of enforceable rights. This was tested to destruction during the P&O scandal when 800 workers staff were sacked brutally and illegally over Zoom. This legislation will help level the playing field for good employers. This announcement is another reminder of why Labour’s Make Work Pay Agenda is so important. Everybody deserves to be treated fairly at work.

Well done @Ryeoakprimary. My contribution to proceedings was to iron the headteacher's blouse.

Despite protestations to the contrary, the British public still think P&O Ferries are a rogue operator, latest poll shows. @RMTunion business.yougov.com/content/50904-…

Looking forward to speaking about employment law enforcement at the @The_TUC organised conference on 5 December. Come along if you're in London!