Summary
The UK government has changed its plan to allow workers to claim unfair dismissal rights from their first day on the job. The new plan reduces the qualifying period from two years to six months. This change is part of a broader employment rights bill.
Key Facts
- The UK government changed its original plan for workers to claim unfair dismissal rights from day one to requiring six months of employment.
- The qualifying period for unfair dismissal rights will be reduced from the current two years to six months.
- This decision is meant to help pass a broader employment rights bill that includes other benefits like sick pay and paternity leave.
- Business groups favored the change, but some members of the Labour Party criticized it.
- The original Labour plan promised basic rights from day one, as stated in their election manifesto.
- The new six-month period for claiming unfair dismissal rights does not yet have a confirmed start date.
- The government already has the power to change the qualifying period without new legislation but plans to write it into law for stability.
