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REC response to government roadmap on Employment Right Bill

Responding to the commitment to give businesses a roadmap for the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill, made by the Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders, at RECLive25 this morning (Tuesday), the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:

“The Employment Rights Bill is complex but there is a risk of business overreacting to something that is not fully formed. The commitment by the Minister to a roadmap on its implementation will calm businesses because the ghost of this Bill is hanging over businesses’ hiring and investing. Giving some time and space to businesses to adjust is incredibly important given the heavy economic headwinds. The Minister’s offer of more certainty on timing is great, but this is not an alternative to changes that address the challenges in the Bill. We need both.”

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