<sod >âThatâs why I have called for new safeguards to stop companies cutting costs by slashing workersâ wages and transforming a race-to-the-bottom culture into a rate-for-the-job society.< eod>< sod > "They understand that the free movement of labour means downward pressure on wages, in some sectors at least. "Thatâs why I have called for new safeguards that would ensure any employer recruiting from abroad must be covered by a proper union or collective bargaining agreement, stopping companies cutting costs by slashing workersâ wages and transforming a race-to-the-bottom culture into a rate-for-the-job society.< eod>