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Issue 213
New Employment Rights Bill... Sets Out Plans for 'Adult Social Care Negotiating Body'
The government is to create a new body to set pay and conditions for adult social care staff in England should its Employment Rights Bill become law. On October 10, ministers unveiled the Employment Rights Bill, which they say will help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK. The Bill sets out 28 proposals, but the major changes that will impact employ-
ers the most include: • Unfair dismissal: The qualifying period of 2 years’ service will be removed, meaning that employees will have the right to claim unfair dismissal from “Day one”. However, this right will be tempered by a statutory probation period (currently proposed to be 9 months’ long) that the government will now consult over.
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