US EditionStarmer Faces Backbench Anger After ‘Day One’ Workers’ Right U-Turn
Labour delayed unfair dismissal rights until six months to secure Employment Rights Bill passage, retaining other day-one benefits like paternity leave and sick pay from April 2026.
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Not one day without its corresponding shock. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Labour, is once again faced with the discomfort of his Members over the umpteenth right-wing rectification of his election promises. The British Government has decided at the last minute to back off its commitment to strengthen workers’ protection against unfair dismissal from the first day of the contract.
Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn
MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto. Sir Keir Starmer is facing backbench anger after ministers abandoned plans to give workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal in a U-turn that breaches the Labour manifesto. MPs including a former minister who spearheaded the Employment Rights Bill with ex-deputy leader Angela Rayner voiced concerns over the climbdown announced by the Government o…
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