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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Millie Cooke

Employment Rights Bill will cost businesses up to £5bn a year, government’s own analysis warns

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said ‘we’re replacing a race to the bottom with a race to the top’ - (PA)

Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will cost businesses up to £5bn a year, the government’s own impact assessment says.

The legislation, which returns to the Commons for its second reading on Monday, will include plans to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts and “unscrupulous” fire and rehire practices which it said will benefit millions of workers.

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