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Numerous newspapers on Friday focus on the government’s decision to abandon initial protections against unfair dismissal from the very first day of employment. The Financial Times highlights this change with the headline: “Day-one dismissal protection axed,” reporting that Labour has weakened its flagship workers’ rights legislation after facing pressure from businesses. Similarly, the Daily Telegraph notes that Labour has dropped plans that would have allowed new employees to sue for unfair dismissal immediately upon starting work, marking what the paper calls a “second manifesto breach” following recent income tax threshold freezing announced in the Budget.
The i paper describes this development as a significant U-turn on worker rights, explaining that while some Labour MPs criticize the retreat, the business community has welcomed it. According to the Guardian, the unfair dismissal threshold will be extended to six months in a compromise accepted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, acknowledges this deal but emphasizes that other elements of the workers’ rights bill, such as “day-one sick pay,” remain a top priority for unions.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces internal criticism within Labour ranks over the decision to scrap day-one dismissal protections, a policy that was strongly advocated by former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, the Times reports. In the arena of migration, the Metro highlights recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showing a decline in the number of people arriving in the UK, with asylum seeker numbers rising while fewer individuals come for work or study. Starmer is said to welcome the migration fall amid pressure from Reform UK on the government’s handling of migrant arrivals.
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