Violations of Rights in Britain Series 2 No. In Britain today, when citizens enter the workplace they leave their democratic rights at the door. The basic rights we enjoy as consumers or voters simply vanish in our working relationships.
Employers have a veto on whether their employees have any rights to be represented at work.
Too often this power is abused. It was abused in the case of ninety women food-workers who were sacked after they refused to accept a cut in their overtime pay rate. The women were workers at Middlebrook Mushrooms near Selby. Their employer announced he was cutting their overtime rate and broke a previous agreement with the union. All but one of the staff were union members.