Workers' leaders today urged the Government to “come clean” over its plans for employees’ rights.
The P&O scandal - where the ferries firm sacked 800 staff and replaced them with workers on less than the UK minimum wage - has piled fresh pressure on ministers to bolster protections for staff.
But there are fears a Bill aimed at beefing-up rights could be dropped from the Queen’s Speech, where the Government outlines its proposals for new legislation, on May 10.