Introduce collective bargaining to housebuilding to attract workers, says think tank

By Daniel Gayne2025-03-14T06:00:00

IPPR calls on government to extend approach taken in social care and teaching support to other key sectors

The government should extend fair pay agreements to industries crucial to the housebuilding sector, according to an influential think tank.

The Institute for Public Policy Research, a progressive research organisation, has urged Labour to consider rolling back what it calls “Thatcher-era” relations in order to achieves its policy goals in key areas of the economy.

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