The rejection of proposed amendments to the government’s Employment Rights Bill risks creating unnecessary barriers to growth and worsening conditions in the UK labour market, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo UK).
Samantha Hurley, Managing Director at APSCo UK, described the decision as “disappointing” and said recruitment experts and business leaders had been ignored despite raising concerns about the Bill’s impact.
“The Employment Rights Bill is, without doubt, one of the most significant and large-scale changes to employment legislation that today’s recruitment leaders and businesses have seen. It will shake up hiring as we know it, but not all of the changes are relevant and necessary,” she said.
Hurley added that while reform was required to reflect the evolution of modern work, the current format of the Bill failed to take a “tailored approach” that balanced the needs of workers with those of employers.
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