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01 December 2025

‘Day-one’ rights abandoned: Lawyers warn six-month rule marks significant change for businesses- James Townsend for City AM

Employment law expert James Townsend, Partner and Head of Employment, had his comments included in an article in City AM‘‘Day-one’ rights abandoned: Lawyers warn six-month rule marks significant change for businesses’

The article examines how the government caved on day one rights for unfair dismissal claims at the final hurdle, after a lengthy standoff with the House of Lords.

James comments: 

“There’s still time for Ministers to rethink and scale back other measures, particularly those that will significantly expand union power.”

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