THE TUC branded Reform UK’s overtime tax proposal a “cynical gimmick” today as Nigel Farage revealed plans to create a tax-free allowance for work exceeding 40 hours per week.TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said the hard-right party’s pledge for workers earning less than £75,000 per year to be given an exemption for overtime would mean “weaker rights, longer hours and exhaustion at work.”“Working people don’t need politicians encouraging a culture of ever-longer hours. They need decent pay rises, secure jobs and strong rights at work,” he said.

THE TUC branded Reform UK’s overtime tax proposal a “cynical gimmick” today as Nigel Farage revealed plans to create a tax-free allowance for work exceeding 40 hours per week.

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said the hard-right party’s pledge for workers earning less than £75,000 per year to be given an exemption for overtime would mean “weaker rights, longer hours and exhaustion at work.”

“Working people don’t need politicians encouraging a culture of ever-longer hours. They need decent pay rises, secure jobs and strong rights at work,” he said.

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