Unfair dismissal shake-up row
The Government has been accused of undermining employment rights after publishing plans to reform unfair dismissal cases.
Ministers said they wanted to ease the handling of workplace disputes through the use of “settlement agreements” between employers and workers.
Under measures included in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, employers will be able to make an offer, including payment, before a formal dispute arises and will be legally protected from it being used as evidence in an unfair dismissal tribunal case.
Workers would be able to reject the offer and take a case to a tribunal.
Paul Kenny, general secretary of the GMB union, said: “This is no-fault dismissal by another name.”