Kyle: Govt u-turn not breaking promises on workers rights

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Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle says that the government's u-turn on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers protection against unfair dismissal from day one is not breaking Labour's promises because "we also promised to bring people together". Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00No. We promised, because we also promised in the manifesto that we would bring people together,

00:07that this would not be legislation that pits one side against another. It would not be zero-sum.

00:12This was a piece of legislation that would lead to more harmony and engagement in the workplace,

00:17increased productivity in the workplace, never pitting one side against another.

00:21So parental leave remains intact from day one, sick pay from day one.

00:26There was an area of contention, which in ordinary times would have been resolved by the other manifesto commitment,

00:33which is to consult before implementation, after the bill had gone through Parliament.

00:38We've now brought that forward, and the course of this week, both employers and unions have come together.

00:44They've gone through the difficult process of working together to find a compromise.

00:49Though unions and the employers have found the compromise, it's not my job to stand in the way of that compromise.

00:55It's my job to accept it in the best interests of people who work in businesses and people who run businesses.

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