Almost half of small firms in the UK have faced difficulties coping with the mass of UK employment law

The findings are released the day before Equalities Minister, Harriet Harman, publishes the new Single Equalities Bill. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) have warned that the new legislation will increase the pressure on small firms that are already struggling with the amount of red tape in the UK.

"Too often the government sees the answer to a problem as being more legislation. Not least in the area of employment law. The result of this will mean that it will take longer to get out of recession and companies will be loathe to take on more employees," said David Frost of the BCC.

"If we are really serious about helping businesses, about creating jobs, why not have a complete moratorium on new employment legislation for the next three years?"

Source: British Chamber of Commerce

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