"disappointing"
"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."
"Different workers need nuanced safeguards and some need far more freedom and flexibility. The current format of the Bill risks creating barriers for employers both financially and in terms of access to critical talent. Protection in employment should go both ways - for the individual and those hiring them. At the moment, businesses and recruiters are set to be hindered by the plans, which will only inadvertently impact the labour market as available jobs continue to dwindle further."
The rejection of proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill risks creating unnecessary barriers to growth and worsening conditions in the UK labour market. Recruitment experts and business leaders raised concerns that the Bill in its current form will impose financial and access-to-talent barriers for employers and recruiters. The Bill includes protections against unfair dismissal, a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, and enhanced rights to flexible working. Calls for a tailored approach that balances nuanced safeguards for different workers with employer needs remain unmet. Industry groups warned that added costs and complexity could exacerbate a cooling labour market and reduce available jobs.
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