US Edition'This U-Turn Is Completely Absurd' - MP's Anger at Government's Change of Course
Labour ministers dropped day-one unfair dismissal rights to secure Bill passage, introducing a six-month qualifying period while keeping day-one parental leave and sick pay rights.
- On Thursday, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced ministers dropped day-one unfair-dismissal rights and will introduce the Employment Rights Bill after six months, calling it the "biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation."
- Following a CBI address on Monday, business groups and employers raised concerns about costs and hiring, prompting Business Secretary Peter Kyle to negotiate a compromise with trade unions under Labour's manifesto consultation commitments.
- On worker protections, the legislation retains parental leave and sick pay, expands trade unions' recognition and strike-vote thresholds, and preserves Fair Work Agency's case-bringing powers.
- Unions responded that Sharon Graham called the Bill 'a shell of its former self' and Paul Nowak emphasized passing it as the 'absolute priority'; Kemi Badenoch called it 'another humiliating U-turn.'
- Political commentators note the Bill's passage is complicated by a House of Lords and MPs standoff, while ministers stress urgency and Conservative party and business influence shapes government pragmatism.
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Labour accused of ‘selling out’ over U-turn on day one unfair dismissal rights
The Labour government is facing a backlash from its own backbenchers after rowing back on its pledge to protect workers from unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Instead of giving workers day one unfair dismissal rights, the qualifying period for full protection from unfair dismissal, which was two years under the coalition government and the Tories, will now be reduced to six months. In Labour’s 2024 manifesto, it committed to givi…
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