"We cannot support that halfway measure. This is a wrong-headed move and I will campaign to have this concession reversed."
"There has been no discussion with the PLP [parliamentary Labour party] about this. The Lords don't have primacy over a manifesto commitment, so why have we capitulated?"
"Employers have nothing to fear from day-one rights, but workers have everything to fear from an employer who doesn't want day-one rights."
Ministers abandoned plans to remove the 24-month qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims and instead intend to introduce the right after six months of service to help secure passage of the employment bill. The climbdown has been described as a breach of the Labour manifesto and has provoked strong criticism and threats of campaigning by backbench MPs who helped shape the bill. MPs also protested at a perceived lack of PLP consultation and argued the Lords should not determine manifesto commitments. Separate day-one rights for paternity leave and sick pay remain scheduled for April 2026.
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