Britain the ‘dumping ground of employment rights’ says CWU
CWU warns that Britain is becoming "the employment rights dumping ground of Europe" as workers are once again left to shoulder the burden of Britain's economic gloom following Business Secretary Vince Cable's announcement of new employment reforms today (Wednesday).
The plans will overhaul employment tribunals by increasing the qualification period from one year's service to two with claims against dismissal being referred to arbitration service ACAS for "pre-claim conciliation" before reaching tribunal. In a bid to provide businesses with more flexibility with their business plans but in essence giving them more flexibility to cuts jobs, the Business Department plans to reduce the consultation period on redundancies from 90 days to as little as 30 days.
Source: CWU
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