Unions warn against watering down Labour reforms of workers’ rights and ban on zero-hours contracts

TUC call follows admission by CBI president that it is pushing party to soften its plans

Union leaders have warned business groups against pushing Keir Starmer to water down Labour’s plans to introduce sweeping reforms of workers’ rights and a ban on zero-hours contracts.

As the Labour leader comes under pressure from industry to scale back its shake-up of employment laws, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said the plans were “extremely popular” with voters and good for the economy.