A landmark bill to boost protections for employees is expected to be a key part of the UK Government's agenda.
The Labour Government is expected to announce ts beefing up of workers' rights in the King's Speech today.
It is set to introduce basic rights of parental leave, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal on the first day of a job.The Government is also expected to lay out plans to create GB Energy - although the exact location is not yet known. “I am determined to create wealth for people up and down the country. It is the only way our country can progress, and my government is focussed on supporting that aspiration.
It gives the Government a chance to set out the laws it intends to pass in the next parliamentary session.The SNP has urged Labour to "do the right thing" and scrap the two-child benefit cap.
Labour Party Royal Family Sir Keir Starmer
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