Trade union leaders will meet senior ministers on Saturday to discuss the government’s workers’ rights package ahead of the Labour conference.

The talks, involving Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, and Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, come as ministers prepare to publish their proposals in the coming weeks.

With points of dispute still unresolved, ministers aim to avoid conflict with union backers.

The proposed measures include restrictions on zero-hours contracts, employee rights from day one, and ending the practice of firing and rehiring workers on worse terms.

Ministers and unions have previously clashed over these issues, but hopes for a final agreement remain high.