Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 1:52 pm on 29 September 2021.
And of course the Bevan Foundation has also promoted the benefits of a foundational economy for Welsh workers and businesses. The previous deputy economy Minister, Lee Waters, acknowledged issues of fair work, low pay, and lack of employee organisation in the foundational economy back in 2019, and a report from the Bevan Foundation in June 2021 still highlights how these issues are widespread in the foundational economy. The foundation's report was conducted as well in partnership with the Welsh TUC, and there were a number of recommendations that sought to tackle some of these poor workplace practices in the Bevan Foundation's report. So, I would be interested to know what has the Government done during this time to ensure employee rights, pay, and organisation in the foundational economy are supported in their plans, and does the Welsh Government have any intentions to implement the recommendations of the Bevan Foundation and Welsh TUC report, for example implementing the Fair Work Commission's recommendations in full and resolving some of the issues that the previous Minister in post highlighted back in 2019?