Ministers will speed up the implementation of protections against unfair dismissal for workers so that they start from 2027 after brokering a compromise with Angela Rayner .

Rayner, the former deputy prime minister and architect of the employment rights bill, had been planning to lay an amendment to ensure the protections come into force from early next year. But she will no longer do so after conversations with Peter Kyle, the business secretary.

Ministers will instead make a commitment in the Commons on Monday to implement protections against unfair dismissal for workers with six months of service, starting on 1 January 2027.

Ministers had previously committed only to implementing the change at some point next year, with October 2027 being one date under discussion.

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