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Employment law harming UK companies
Complex employment law is stifling UK economic competitiveness and risks future job creation, according to a report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
The BCC argues that basic workplace protections have been supplemented with burdensome rights to request, extended time-off provisions and unreasonable health and safety restrictions.
The report finds that employers find it difficult to prove gross misconduct has taken place and get rid of inefficient staff and that business owners have the same responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of home workers as they do for staff based at their own premises.
"There is an emerging consensus that employment law is now weighted too far in favour of the employee. Many rights come from EU legislation, which is informed by and aimed at labour markets very different to our own. The result is that the UK and the EU are becoming increasingly uncompetitive due to the rising cost of labour," said David Frost, Director General of the BCC.
Post Date: March 16th, 2010
The BCC argues that basic workplace protections have been supplemented with burdensome rights to request, extended time-off provisions and unreasonable health and safety restrictions.
The report finds that employers find it difficult to prove gross misconduct has taken place and get rid of inefficient staff and that business owners have the same responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of home workers as they do for staff based at their own premises.
"There is an emerging consensus that employment law is now weighted too far in favour of the employee. Many rights come from EU legislation, which is informed by and aimed at labour markets very different to our own. The result is that the UK and the EU are becoming increasingly uncompetitive due to the rising cost of labour," said David Frost, Director General of the BCC.
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Post Date: March 16th, 2010
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