Government initiative

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has launched a new scheme aiming to cut down on the time and money business spend complying with employment law.
The Employing People initiative will promote Business Link’s tools, which include calculators and interactive guides. Employment relations minister Pat McFadden said: “Instead of spending money on buying in professional advice on employment law, employers can get access to a range of easy-to-use, fully compliant documents that take only a few minutes to complete. Over 40,000 firms have benefited from switching to the written statement tool we have provided saving around £120 every time that they do so.”

* - Article from Recruiter.

In G & G Recruitment's view they should also look at cutting down on the amount of legislation and red tape that small businesses face. There are some differences in the legislation that small businesses face but, not enough. The risks to a small business when recruiting aren't just the possibility of wasting some money but, could be potentially business armageddon. There should be a completely separate set of legislation which accurately reflects the difference in position between a small business and medium and large businesses whilst still giving the employee their rights. Any thoughts on this please do e-mail us at info@ggrecruitment.co.uk.