Unions are ALREADY 'bombarding' firms with workplace access demands before Labour's new workers' rights laws even take effect

Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith says Left-wing activists have been 'emboldened' by Labour's law and are moving before it applies. Shop stewards will gain powers to enter offices and factories from 30 October under Angela Rayner's Employment Rights Act. Griffith branded it Labour's 'Unemployment Act', written 'by the trade unions, for the trade unions'. A poll this week found just 2 per cent of employers are fully ready.

Littler lawyer Chris Coombes says several unions are already sending voluntary access requests.