The British Chambers of Commerce has used an evidence session on the Employment Rights Bill to highlight businesses’ serious concerns about the legislation and the speed and detail of consultation.

Today’s White Paper has the potential to make a real difference for employers, employees and local economies.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the Chancellor to ease the workplace health crisis by reforming the tax system.

Raising employer NICs, in an already stretched economy, will simply hobble growth and lead to businesses having less money to invest in their staff.

This is the biggest shake up of employment law in decades. These are huge changes and businesses must be engaged and supported on them every step of the way.

Businesses need a simple, coherent and responsive system that properly incentivises employer investment in training.