New employment laws under Labour include zero-hour contract ban and sick pay extension

Labour plans to introduce a raft of new employment laws during the first year of Sir Keir Starmer's new government.

In today's King's Speech, which marks the start of the first parliamentary session under the new prime minister following his party's landslide general election win, the government laid out its priorities, outlining 40 new Bills it wants to introduce.

Among them was the Employment Rights Bill, which is set to "ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights" for workers, and will be introduced to Parliament in the first 100 days of the new government.

READ MORE: The new laws announced in the the King's Speech and how they will affect you

Measures set out in Labour's "new deal for working people" include banning zero-hours contracts, ending policies of fire and re-hire and extending protections such as sick pay and maternity leave.

The government said the measures, which have been welcomed by unions, represent the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation and will improve the lives of working people across the country.

Here's a round up of the new laws expected under the Employment Rights Bill and how they will impact workers.

The government has committed to banning "exploitative" zero-hour contracts, to ensure that all workers have the right to a contract which "reflects the number of hours they regularly work".

According to the government, the number of people on zero hours contracts has risen to over a million in the last decade.

The law will require that all workers get "reasonable notice" of any shift changes and "proportionate compensation" for any shifts that are cancelled.

The government said the move will end "one sided flexibility" to ensure all jobs provide a baseline