Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions

Exclusive: plans revealed in new leaked dossier sent to unions ahead of crunch meeting with Keir Starmer

Labour has vowed it will change the law to ban fire and rehire, after a war of words with unions who accused the party of watering down its pledges on workers’ rights.

The plans are revealed in a new leaked dossier, which was sent to trade unions ahead of a crunch meeting with Keir Starmer and contains sweeping plans for an overhaul of workers’ rights including on employment status, protection against unfair dismissal and union representation.