Labour should pull it’s Employment Rights Bill before it becomes the Unemployment Act

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 03: A Job Centre in Westminster on May 3, 2016 in London, England. The Resolution Foundation, chaired by former Conservative Minister David Willets, has said the Government's benefit reform has "veered off track" due to cost-cutting. They say that 2.5 million families could be worse off, some by over ��3,000 a year. Universal Credit is a single payment and replaces six current benefits, including Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Labour’s new law will mean a new starter can show up at work at 9am and file a costly claim against their boss by lunchtime, says Andrew Griffith

MPs debated amendments to Labour’s so-called Employment Rights Bill yesterday.

Employers are dreading this Bill. Written by and for the trade unions, it poses a dire threat to businesses and the wider economy, both of which are already struggling under the weight of Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes.

And it also spells disaster for the jobs market – and everyone who is either looking for a job or at any risk of losing one.

The amendments being debated – three of them Conservative and the other........

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