#hiring-incentives

#hiring-incentives

This budget brings another jobs tax on businesses that adds to the employment cost and will further hit hiring. Organisations have already seen the cost of employment rise with increased employer NICs, and the measures announced today will simply increase those costs further. With job creation well below pre-covid levels, this budget needed to incentivise businesses to hire - but this is simply adding more cost and risk.

A man from Tennessee who wanted to apply because of "the way things have become with the illegal immigration and the strain it's been on our economy." And a young Latino who was already catching flak for trying to work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A friend texted: "Oh hell no Ricardo I thought you was joking. I will not speak to you ever again if you become and ice agent ... You have a dad who was deported dude."