Have Your Say: Do you want employment rights?

Added: Mon, 10 Dec 2007

Thumbs down to employment rights. If I'm rubbish then fire me. If I'm great then show me the big paycheck!

Steve, London.

Added: Wed, 09 Jan 2008

Grandfather died at 57 and father died at 67. Government say work until pension kicks in. I want my money to spend now on my kids not for the government to steal it after I'm dead and before I've managed to recoup what I've paid into a pension. I'm big enough to organise my own holiday pay don't need or want Big Brother to look after me. Agree with previous comment: "if I'm rubbish fire me if I'm good show me the big bucks now".

David, Colchester.

Added: Wed, 16 Apr 2008

I don't think I ever benefitted from employment rights during my many years as employee. You don't have them all until you have been in a job for a year and then there is the probationary period. As a contractor you have much more control over your career and even a low contract rate more than makes up for this so called loss. I agree that I would rather get the cash than empty promises of security and protection.

ChrisBrok, Swindon.

Added: Fri, 23 Sep 2011

Over the last 5 years particular during the recession most employers that have been downright abusing the system for IT contractors. Changing the job spec midway through the contract, making false promises, requiring the contractor to work long hours and refusing to pay them for it. Any complaint and the contract was cancelled and you received a bad reference, in effect you were black listed. Contract work has had its day and I think the economic benefit to both the contractor and the business employing the contractor is exggarated. Legislation is now needed to equalise the rights.

Joe, Edinburgh.