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Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Latest government Employment Rights Bill amendment paper just dropped. Includes plan to repeal unfair dismissal compensation cap entirely. My head has exploded. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Leave out Clause 23 and insert the following new Clause—
“Right not to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensatory awards
(1) Part 10 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
(2) In section 108 (qualifying period of employment)—
(a) (b) in subsection (1), for “two years” substitute “six months”;
in subsection (2), for ““two years”” substitute ““six months””.
(3) Omit section 124 (limit of compensatory award etc).
(4) In section 209 of that Act (powers to amend Act), in subsection (5), omit “108(1),”.
(5) Schedule (Minor and consequential amendments relating to section (Right not
to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensatory awards) ) contains
minor and consequential amendments relating to this section.”

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Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Here’s what I said last week on this. bsky.app/profile/mark...

Mark Tarran@marktarran.bsky.social

The total abolition of compensation limits is ABSOLUTELY NOT the sort of bombshell to be dropped at the tail end of the ping pong stage. It should have a proper public consultation, regulatory impact assessment, and informed debate in committee.

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Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This was not a manifesto promise nor in the Plan to Make Work Pay. It was mentioned in a 2021 Labour Green Paper but there’s been no mention of it since.

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