Parliament passed the Employment Rights Bill on 13th March by 333 votes to 100.
Its a welcome measure, although as ever more could have been done, and changes are not likely to happen in practice until the autumn of 2026. Again it could have been quicker in some cases.
Even so its fared better than New Labour’s Employment Relations Bill which didnt reach the Statute Book until July 1999 (from May 1997) and was less extensive than the current measure. Although I did end up with a document certifying me as a union official…
The Tories who turned up voted against of course as did Farage the only one of the four Reform MPs present
List of those voting
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