UK Passes Law to Strengthen Workers’ Rights and Reshape Economy in Show of Left’s Might

The UK’s Labour government passed a workers’ rights package that expands protections for employees and achieves a key policy goal of the party’s left.

The Employment Rights Bill, including new rights to guaranteed hours, an expansion of parental leave and the introduction of greater protections against unfair dismissal, was approved Tuesday by Parliament’s House of Lords after a lengthy standoff with the lower chamber, the House of Commons.