"''Many Labour colleagues fear that with the economy under strain, ministers may be tempted to drag their feet on implementation as an olive branch to business.''"
""It's very significant and very worrying that they've been moved," Ms McAnea told the BBC."
""It doesn't send out a very good message that the people who were absolutely committed to driving through the employment rights bill are no longer doing those jobs," she said."
Union leaders fear the Employment Rights Bill will be watered down or slow-walked following recent cabinet changes. Concerns center on Angela Rayner’s departure, the sacking of Justin Madders, and Jonathan Reynolds’s move, which union figures say removes strong advocates for workers. The bill would strengthen protections against unfair dismissal and ban exploitative zero-hours contracts. Unison, representing over a million mostly low-paid workers, expressed particular alarm and doubted the new ministerial lineup conveys continued commitment to full implementation. Senior Labour MPs and union leaders warn ministers might delay or dilute measures as concessions to business amid economic strain.
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