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Government urged to strengthen Employment Rights Bill on International Workers Day

THE government has been warned that the forthcoming Employment Rights Bill may undermine key worker protections on International Workers’ Day today.

The legislation, which is currently at committee stage in the House of Lords, promises to considerably strengthen workers’ rights.

But the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) think tank has conducted an analysis highlighting major shortcomings in the draft legislation.

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