'Ping pong' phase | MPs reject Lords' amendments to Employment Rights Bill

MPs have rejected a series of changes proposed by the House of Lords to the Employment Rights Bill, clearing the way for what the Government has described as the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”.

The Commons voted against amendments put forward by Peers that would have watered down key measures, including attempts to replace day-one protection from unfair dismissal with a six-month qualifying period, and efforts to limit which workers could benefit from the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts.