Government scraps day-one protection for unfair dismissal from Employment Rights Bill

Labour has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to grant all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a new job.
The Government is now planning to launch the right after six months’ service, following business groups expressing concerns that it would discourage firms from hiring, the BBC reported.
Labour argued that it was making the U-turn to prevent the Employment Rights Bill from being delayed in the House of Lords.
Day-one rights to sick pay and paternity lea