“We have just introduced the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation… Today our plans passed through parliament, and will soon become law,” he said.
Most of the bill’s measures will require secondary legislation before coming into force.
The bill applies to England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.
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.
