"Rayner, who was the driving force behind the legislation in government, is understood to have accepted the compromise to remove day-one rights against unfair dismissal and replace it with a reduced qualifying period, down from two years to six months. Trade unions have mostly accepted the compromise arguing that the alternative of a nine-month probation period needed extra time for consultation amid worries it was unworkable. Unions also secured the lifting of the compensation cap for claims, a long-term goal."
"One Labour MP involved in the discussions said: This can't be the thin of the wedge and we won't let it be. Not only can there be no more watering down, but there is now growing appetite on the Labour benches to go further and faster in delivering tangible rights at work that people can feel in their day-to-day lives. We're drawing a line in the sand."
Angela Rayner will lay an amendment to accelerate the workers' rights bill so a shortened qualifying period for unfair dismissal takes effect by early next year. The compromise removes day-one unfair dismissal rights and reduces the current two-year qualifying period to six months. Trade unions largely accepted the compromise and secured the lifting of the compensation cap, while some unions rejected a proposed nine-month probation as unworkable. Business secretary Peter Kyle's abandonment of day-one rights constitutes a breach of Labour's manifesto. MPs fear peers will press further changes, and Rayner is working with Justin Madders to push for faster implementation.
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