US EditionProposal for ‘Day One’ Protection Against Unfair Dismissal Rejected
- Proposals for 'day one' protection against unfair dismissal were rejected in the House of Lords with a vote of 304 to 160, marking a setback for the government.
- The rejection contradicts a Labour manifesto commitment to provide immediate workplace safeguards, shifting instead to a six-month qualifying period.
- The House of Lords supported measures to strengthen whistleblower protections, with a vote of 248 to 150, adding to the government's challenges.
- Concerns were raised that the proposed changes could negatively impact employment opportunities, particularly for younger workers, by labeling them as riskier hires.
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The Independent (US)Proposal for ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal rejected
The defeat is a new blow for for the government as the proposals were a Labour manifesto commitment
The Ministry led by Yolanda Díaz insists that the measure was included in a pact between PSOE and Sumar and must be carried out, despite the Supreme Court's ruling that no additional compensation is available.The Supreme Court rejects the possibility of increasing compensation for unfair dismissal in the courts.The Ministry of Labour has insisted on Wednesday that its willingness to reform the dismissal remains intact despite the expected judgem…
The court endorses the current compensation of 33 days per year worked and is opposed to extending it through the courts.
The Ministry of Labour remains committed to reforming the dismissal, while Garamendi welcomes the ruling of the High Court The Council of Europe decides against Spain for the conditions of unfair dismissal
The amount of compensation for dismissals will remain the same. Judges in the Basque Country will not be able to increase the maximum compensation they are entitled to by law. This was the conclusion reached this Wednesday by the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain. It ruled the same thing in December last year, but left a door open, as its decision did not take into account Spain's ratification of the European Social Charter -which it d…
MADRID, 16 (EUROPA PRESS) The president of the CEOE has welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling that compensation for unfair dismissal in Spain cannot be increased by "judicial means", a ruling that he has described as "good news". "Re-talk about trust, talk about legal certainty, which is what we are talking about", [...] La entrada Garamendi (CEOE) celebrates the Supreme's ruling on dismissal: "Speaks of legal certainty" appears first in Forbes Es…
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