The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
Non-compete clauses in UK employment contracts will be subject to a statutory limit of three months under new government plans.
A private member’s bill giving workers the legal right to request a predictable working pattern has found cross-party support in the House of Commons.
Government plans to remove exclusivity clauses in contracts for low income workers officially come into effect today (5 December).