Constant tinkering with employment law must stop
20/01/10 | 12:39
Labour and the Conservatives have set out their family-friendly policies today. Commenting, Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
"In order for businesses to get on with creating jobs for mothers and fathers, the constant threat of tinkering to employment law - from both parties - must stop.
"The vast majority of UK businesses already offer flexible working, on a formal and informal basis, to both parents and grandparents.
"The next government needs to create the right regulatory environment that will encourage companies to take on more staff and drive economic recovery. The 2011 National Insurance contributions increase must be scrapped and there should be a commitment to a three year moratorium on the implementation of new employment regulation."
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Notes to Editors:
The BCC’s tax and regulation campaign focuses on freeing business from the burden of red tape so that they can create jobs and growth, and on ensuring that future tax rises do not stifle the business community’s ability to drive economic recovery.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people