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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Labour must ‘stick to its guns’ on UK employment rights bill, says TUC chief

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The TUC chief Paul Nowak said 2024 must be ‘a year of delivery’ for working people. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Keir Starmer’s government has been urged to “stick to its guns” amid growing pressure from business leaders to water down its plans to improve workers’ rights as the UK economy grinds to a halt.

The head of the Trades Union Congress said company bosses were demanding concessions as a “quid pro quo” for accepting tax increases in Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget as they sounded the alarm over Britain’s flatlining economy.

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