Keir Starmer’s new UK government will unveil a package of new workers’ rights on Thursday as the prime minister seeks to balance the competing demands of his Labour Party’s union funders and business leaders whose approval he’s been courting for the past four years.

The Renters’ Rights Bill sets out a raft of new legislation designed to give greater rights and protections to private renters in the UK, as set out in Labour’s election manifesto.

The BBC reported that certain measures have not been featured in the Employment Rights Bill — after being included in Labour's plan to "Make Work Pay" issued before the general election. These include the "right to switch off" — preventing employers from contacting staff out of hours on phones, emails and texts.

Here is an overview of how the bill could change the workplace for employees across the UK: The Employment Rights Bill is expected to make parental leave, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal all available from day one of the job for all workers.

Keir Starmer’s new UK government unveils a package of new workers’ rights on Thursday, one of the Labour Party’s key promises in its election-winning manifesto that seeks to balance competing demands of trade unions and business leaders he’s been courting for the past four years.

A planned overhaul of workers' rights would give millions of people the right to claim unpaid parental leave and stronger protections from unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. The government is set to announce the details of its Employment Rights Bill,

Britain's new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to workers' rights when it presents its employment bill to parliament, pitting unions against businesses.

But in some cases employees will have to wait nearer to 1,000 days to enjoy new rights. The new Employment Bill, to be published on Thursday, apparently will run to 150 pages. But despite the length,