MOST people who voted in the general election want workers’ rights protected and a ban on zero-hours contracts, a new survey has revealed.

The TUC-commissioned poll of almost 3,000 adults also suggested widespread support for higher investment in public services.

Voters who switched from Labour to the Conservatives are most likely to want stronger employment rights, the union body said.

Three out of four of those questioned said the government must protect and enhance workplace rights guaranteed by the EU, including paid holidays. Most people also want new rights for workers in the so-called gig economy.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: "We know many in Boris Johnson’s cabinet want to drive down labour standards, but there is little appetite in Britain for de-regulation and further tax cuts for the rich, including among Conservative voters.

“The Prime Minister has no more excuses. Voters expect him to protect and strengthen rights at work and they want him to get on with investing in our public services and boosting wages.”

Peter McLeod, of GQR, which carried out the survey, said: “The Conservatives won voters from Labour and elsewhere with reassurances that they would protect workers’ rights, raise the minimum wage and boost funding for the NHS and schools.

“We know people had doubts about Boris Johnson’s integrity and, if the Conservatives fail to keep their promises, a lot of those gains will be at risk.”