"The government has vowed that there will be no more concessions on the employment rights bill and that it will force the Lords to vote on it again next week, after Conservative and cross-bench peers blocked it on Wednesday night. Ministers and trade unions expressed fury that the bill was voted down again in the House of Lords by peers protesting against the lifting of the compensation cap for unfair dismissal, calling it cynical wrecking tactics that risk a constitutional crisis."
"The lifting of the cap was part of a deal brokered by the government with unions and business lobby groups, which included a major concession on rights for protection against unfair dismissal. The government agreed for workers to qualify for protection after six months, instead of the current two years, despite day-one rights being a Labour manifesto pledge. Unions agreed to this climbdown alongside the lifting of the compensation cap for unfair dismissal."
"And we've been really clear. This is a mandate that we were elected on, she said. We want to deliver for millions of people across this country who voted for us, so that we can extend statutory sick pay for people from April next year, day-one paternity leave, and give the Fair Work Agency the enforcement powers that it needs to get on with the job."
The government insists there will be no further concessions on the employment rights bill and intends to force another Lords vote next week after peers blocked it. Ministers and trade unions reacted angrily to peers opposing the lifting of the unfair dismissal compensation cap, warning of cynical tactics and a potential constitutional crisis. The bill will return to the Commons on Monday and to the Lords on Tuesday, with further sittings considered to pass it by Christmas. The cap removal formed part of a deal with unions and business that included reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection to six months.
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