Reform UK Gives New Mothers More Time to File Complaints About Job Loss

Reform UK wants to give pregnant workers and new mothers 12 months instead of three to file complaints if they're unfairly fired. The change helps because new parents often miss the current deadline while on leave or recovering. But the overall proposal doesn't create new protections—it just formalizes rules already in place. Labor unions called it misleading, since Reform typically favors fewer regulations while claiming to defend workers here.