Bosses say the biggest shake-up of workers' rights in a generation, which ministers will unveil today, will be 'bad for jobs' and 'inject fear' into the workplace.
Bosses say the biggest shake-up of workers' rights in a generation, which ministers will unveil today, will be 'bad for jobs' and 'inject fear' into the workplace.
Labour MPs and trade unions hailed the reforms, with Ms Rayner saying the Government was 'calling time on the Tories' scorched earth approach to industrial relations' Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner Read More Angela Rayner to meet union leaders TODAY to discuss new law enshrining stronger workers' rights Martin McTague, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses , warned last night: 'With all the good intentions, this will inject fear into that employment relationship. It makes most small businesses very nervous.'
She added: 'That increased risk will inevitably deter small employers from taking on new people, for fear of facing an employment tribunal simply because a new recruit turns out to be unsuited to the role. That's bad for jobs, and a barrier to growth.' Advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell previously described the Deputy Prime Minister's flagship plan to reform workers' rights as Labour's 'Achilles heel'.
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