{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/68af2b1a982c36846e3fffcb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside the making of the Employment Rights Bill | Politics with Anoosh Chakelian","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1756310190540-bd1eba60-331d-4cd4-96f9-dd6250fbbb0a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Last October, the government published the Employment Rights Bill, a slate of reforms set to change workers' rights in the UK - from banning “fire and rehire” tactics, to ending exploitative zero-hours contracts, to giving workers employment protection from day one.</p><p><br></p><p>The bill has passed through the Commons and is currently on its third reading in the House of Lords - the first changes are expected to be enacted in 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>But what does this bill really mean for workers, businesses, and the economy? And could there be unintended consequences that even its biggest supporters are worried about?</p><p><br></p><p>Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, one of the UK’s leading trade unions representing over 150,000 professionals across science, engineering, and technology.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}