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Fears grow over Workers’ Rights Bill as small firms warn of job cuts

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Small businesses across the UK are urging the government to scale back its proposed Employment Rights Bill, warning that sweeping changes could hamper hiring and trigger widespread job losses. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which represents thousands of employers nationwide, claims the plans — including expanded grounds for unfair dismissal and automatic sick pay from day one — “will wreak havoc on our already fragile economy”. In a s…

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Employment Rights Bill will ‘wreak havoc’, say small firms – Hoffeldt

Personnel Today Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms’ greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows. The post Employment Rights Bill will ‘wreak havoc’, say small firms appeared first on Personnel Today. Go to Source 20/02/2025 – 12:00 /Rob Moss Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

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Employment Bill will wreak havoc on already fragile economy, says FSB - East Midlands Business Link

Small firms are tightening their belts on jobs, with potential changes that will expand the grounds for unfair dismissal and higher sick pay costs at the top of their list of worries, research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows. New data shows that in the last quarter of 2024, 33 per cent of small […]

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