The Government 'fully accepts the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss' and will take forward amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, tabled by 87 MPs, to include miscarriage in bereavement rights.
Agency workers will be included in the ban on 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts, as the government tables around 250 amendments to its landmark Employment Rights Bill today.
Some of the government's impact assessments of the Employment Rights Bill were 'not fit for purpose' and the policies could lead to lower wages and fewer jobs, according to a statement published by the Regulatory Policy Committee.
The Government has decided to allow a local authority to proceed with its four-day working week arrangement after a minister in the previous administration had threatened to block it.
Almost one in six 'sandwich carers' find it difficult to cope financially and a high proportion are on low incomes, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The Employment Rights Bill 2024, unveiled today, includes a maximum nine-month statutory probation period among 28 reforms, as the government reveals draft legislation 'to boost pay and productivity'.