THREE Reform UK councillors voted against a Gwent council offering its support to UK Government legislation to strengthen employment rights.

The Labour government is introducing its employment rights bill that will provide new protections to workers including automatic rights to sick pay and paternity leave and new laws covering zero hours contracts and fire and rehire tactics.

Councillors in Labour controlled Torfaen Borough Council, which is the only authority in Wales with a Reform UK group, were asked to back a motion supporting the government’s legislation and agree the authority write to it confirming the bill has its support.

But three of the four members of Reform UK Wales group present when the motion was debated voted against,........

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