Finalised..The Good Work Plan

At last some good news for our industry and our members.

The Good Work Plan that we told you about in 2020 is finally about to come to fruition with next month's announcements of the final instalments of the revolution in working practices.

Since day one of Unichefs conception we have fought hard to abolish split shifts and at last we now have concrete plans from the government for the introduction of two-sided flexible working. An end to split shifts and zero-hour contracts, and also an end to employers cutting shifts at short notice.

No longer will your employer be able to demand split shift working and cut your hours in the middle of a shift, they will also be required to offer “fixed” hourly contracts well as a statutory requirement to inform you of your rights to join a Union.

Other plans are a new 6-month rest period before you apply for unfair dismissal ( instead of 3 months ) and a shortened period of qualification for unfair dismissal ( currently 2 years ) as well as changes to harassment and discrimination laws.

We haven’t quite got all we wanted, there is still work to do on “copy and paste” contracts, Entity identification (the name on your contract), and also penalties for pay mistakes.

However the mood within the government is now ready for these changes and we will keep battling to make our industry better and safer for our chefs, so watch this space.