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Managers emerge as employers’ biggest concern ahead of unfair dismissal reforms, survey finds
WorkNest found employers are more concerned about internal management capability than the legal changes themselves.
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43% of employers say sick pay from day one will have the biggest impact at work – Acas
Employers put new paternity leave rights from day one of employment as their third priority, with 28% choosing it.
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Lords defeat risks delaying Employment Rights Bill
The Lords’ decision means ministers must now review compensation caps for unfair dismissal, creating uncertainty over timing and the impact on businesses.
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Government drops day-one unfair dismissal rights in revised Employment Rights Bill
The change is intended to secure parliamentary support for the Employment Rights Bill and represents a significant dilution of Labour’s manifesto commitment.
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Two million workers could lose unfair dismissal protection under Lords amendment, TUC warns
More than two million workers could be left without protection from unfair dismissal if peers in the House of Lords succeed in adding a six-month qualifying period to the Employment Rights Bill, the TUC has warned.
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House of Lords votes against day-one unfair dismissal rights
Instead, peers supported an amendment introducing a six-month qualifying period before employees become eligible to bring an unfair dismissal claim.
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HelloFresh dismisses 79 Nuneaton staff, union claims “dire working conditions”
Community Union claimed that HelloFresh prevented staff from taking toilet breaks, and argued that the employees in question had been dismissed without due procedure.