Labour's flagship workers' rights bill has passed its last parliamentary hurdle and is set to become law before Christmas.
Lord Sharpe, the shadow business and trade minister, had tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill during its latest stage of parliamentary ping pong in the House of Lords.
But he withdrew the amendment after a short debate, removing the final block on the bill's passage.
Business Secretary Peter Kyle he was "delighted" the bill had made its way through the House of Lords.
"This landmark legislation, now soon to be in law, will drag Britain's outdated employment laws into the 21st century and offer dignity and respect to millions more in the workplace," he said.
Most of the bill's measures will require secondary legislation before coming into force.
The government has described the bill - which applies to England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland - as the "biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation".
It will give workers access to sick pay and paternity leave from the first day on the job and contains new protections for pregnant women and new mothers.
In November, Labour backed down from its plan to give all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. But the government will bring in enhanced protections from six months in employment, the bill's most significant measure.
It is expected to gain royal assent this week.
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