Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions

Published June 16, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

General secretary of TUC calls Reform proposal ‘a smokescreen for slashing women’s rights’

A law proposed by Nigel Farage to “strengthen women’s rights” could cost female workers money by removing equal pay for work of equal value, unions have said.

Details

A proposal, made by Reform UK days before the Makerfield byelection, to introduce a Women and Motherhood Protection Act that it says will restore equality before the law has been described as “shameless and deceptive”.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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