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Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle
The bill restores union rights, introduces day-one sick pay and paternity leave, bans zero-hours contracts, and expands protections, with a six-month qualifying period for unfair dismissal, unions say.
- This week, Labour's Employment Rights Bill cleared its final parliamentary stage after peers ended a House of Lords battle, with royal assent expected by Thursday and the law set before Christmas.
- Labour framed the package as fulfilling its election promise to workers, delivering day-one sick pay and broader protections but abandoning day-one unfair dismissal for a six-month qualifying period negotiated with peers.
- Parliamentary defeats and compromises shaped the bill's final form, with Lord Sharpe withdrawing his amendment after a short debate and an 11th-hour move scrapping the compensation cap on unfair dismissal.
- Trade unions praised the outcome and pressed for rapid enactment, while business groups including the British Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses and Conservative Party figures warned the bill could depress hiring as UK unemployment rose beyond 5 per cent.
- Most provisions still need secondary legislation before taking effect, so government ministers and trade unions urge full, swift implementation across England, Scotland and Wales, excluding Northern Ireland.
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Labour’s Employment Rights Bill passes through Parliament-Delivering biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation
Despite Reform and Tory attempts to block it, Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill passed both Houses of Parliament yesterday, and is set to become law before Christmas, delivering the biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the development marked a “major victory for working people in every part of the country”. “We have just introduced the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation… …
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