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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency

Matthew Taylor
Matthew Taylor will become the chair of the Fair Work Agency when it launches next April. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

Labour has appointed Tony Blair’s former policy chief to lead Britain’s new jobs market watchdog being created by the government to enforce its strengthening of workers’ rights.

Matthew Taylor, who led the influential Taylor report on the gig economy and modern working practices for Theresa May’s government, will become the chair of the Fair Work Agency when the body launches next April.

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