Employment rights minister denies bill will deter hiring Politics Labour’s employment rights minister has insisted that the government’s Employment Rights Bill won’t scare firms out of hiring, amid growing concern among businesses over the impact of rising costs and bureaucracy. Key private sector voices warn the bill will deter hiring, with more than half of employers polled by the Institute of Directors (IoD) warning [...]
The Capitalist: Madders’ badders, desk politics and Volkswagen’s sausage boom Opinion Justin Madders slips up, desks become status symbols and Volkswagen celebrates sausages sales. That and more in this week's The Capitalist.
Labour minister insists fears over workers’ rights bill ‘misplaced’ Politics Concerns over the move to day one rights under the government’s workers rights bill represent “misplaced fear”, a Labour minister has insisted in the face of criticism from employers. Justin Madders, employment minister, told Morning Wire firms recognise the benefits of “giving people more certainty at work” as he argued the package of workers rights [...]