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Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK

UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027

Angela Rayner drops plan to force earlier implementation after talks, says source, with start date to be announced in Commons

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner to lay amendment to speed up workers’ rights bill

Exclusive: Former deputy PM understood to have accepted compromise on day-one rights, after ‘considerable anger’ over Lords intervention

The Guardian - UK

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Labour MPs to demand more concessions on workers’ rights after government climbdown

Unhappy MPs will push for stronger protections in other areas, such as bogus self-employment arrangements

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Former minister calls for ban on ‘exploitative’ estate management fees

Justin Madders said the ‘exploitative model’ should no longer be accepted by councils as part of planning applications.

Evening Standard

Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency

Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rights

The Guardian - UK

If Keir Starmer’s Labour can’t satisfy the unions, another party will

At this year’s TUC conference, I found cautious optimism about the employment rights bill – and a resurgent left looking to capture hearts and minds, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Starmer’s reshuffle and march of Reform dominate discussions at TUC conference

Suspicions rife about the workers’ rights bill being watered down after Angela Rayner’s resignation

The Guardian - UK

Union leaders warn of ‘massive backlash’ if Starmer axes Rayner’s workers’ rights charter

Union delegates fear the cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and warn Starmer the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer told to 'stop making mistakes' by senior Labour figures

KEIR Starmer has been told to stop making mistakes by senior Labour figures as the party’s approval ratings continue to free-fall, according to…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer warned not to row back on workers’ rights after Rayner departure

Union boss says employment rights bill ‘is a vital first step in tipping the balance back toward workers’

The Independent UK

Former Better Together chief Blair McDougall handed Government job

FORMER Better Together chief Blair McDougall has been given a Government job in the aftermath of Keir Starmer’s Cabinet reshuffle.

The National (Scotland)

Reshuffle of junior ministers raises fears over future of Labour’s workers’ rights bill

Some believe fight is looming over sweeping reforms after employment rights minister Justin Madders sacked and union allies sidelined

The Guardian - UK

‘All the power is with the employer’: why zero-hours workers welcome Labour’s rights bill

Critics of the legislation want the government to water it down, but for many employees change can’t come too soon

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Angela Rayner to ban businesses from using NDAs to cover up harassment and discrimination

Angela Rayner has proposed an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill

Evening Standard

Government to ban ‘appalling’ NDAs in cases of harassment and discrimination

Ministers have put forward an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill which would void NDAs linked to harassment or discrimination in the workplace.

The Independent UK

Parental leave probe could tackle gender pay gap, says minister

Employment rights minister Justin Madders criticised a ‘piecemeal approach’ to designing the parental leave system over the past 134 years.

Evening Standard

Channel migrant delivery riders arrested in swoop on London asylum hotels

Home Office demands fast-food firms ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

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Fast food delivery firms to ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat met with Home Office bosses on Monday after concerns and reports of abuse in the sector.

The Guardian - UK

Companies House collects just £1,250 in fines in corruption crackdown

Just 2% of total penalties paid, raising concerns about agency given new powers to fight economic crime

The Independent UK

Here’s who is eligible for the new neonatal care leave and pay scheme

About 60,000 new parents are expected to benefit from the new entitlement

The Independent UK

Neonatal care leave will make ‘huge difference’ for parents, say campaigners

Parents of babies in neonatal care will be entitled to an additional 12 weeks of leave and pay if eligible, on top of parental leave, as of April 6.

Evening Standard

Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

Labour former minister Louise Haigh argued that employers cannot be trusted with this ‘tool of oppression’.

Evening Standard

Minister rejects call for Britain to adopt ‘Churchill Time’ in the summer

Labour MP Alex Mayer used a Commons debate to make the case for double British summer time, which was adopted during the Second World War.

Evening Standard

Minister rejects calls for UK-wide bank holiday for St Patrick’s Day

MPs heard the cost to the UK economy would be ‘considerable’ during a Commons debate on the potential merits for wider celebrations.

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