Ongoing parliamentary 'ping pong' continues between the House of Commons and House of Lords over day one unfair dismissal rights, zero-hours contracts with guaranteed hours, and industrial action thresholds.
The most recent amendments made by the House of Lords have been debated and rejected by the Commons. The government has refused to compromise and wants the Bill to pass into law intact, keeping its manifesto pledge of basic rights from day one.
The Lords' concerns for these specific areas of the Bill are about achieving a balance between enhanced worker protections and the potential burdens on employers, particularly small businesses.
The government is sticking to its original mandate to introduce an ambitious and ‘gamechanging’ package of reforms and says that the Bill is both ‘pro-business’ and ‘pro-worker’.
The Bill will now return once again to the House of Lords, who will be asked to back down so it can be passed into law without further delay. As yet, it is not clear whether the Lords will once again vote to defy the usual convention that the upper house allows a Bill to proceed to law.
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