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Employment law – The solution
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Employment law – The solution
The law on employment currently does not distinguish between small and big business. It is rigid and inflexible, preferring to set out the relationship between employer and employee rather than allow a fair, equitable arrangement to be agreed between them. We’re not arguing that the law shouldn’t step in in cases of exploitation. We are arguing that the current system victimises both employer and employee in roughly equal measure, under the guise of ‘equal opportunities’.
So how do we unravel this mess and replace it with a balanced system that does not discriminate? How do we juggle the very different employment needs of small and big businesses?
We know that any system will be arbitrary, but it’s time to tackle the problem and to that end we have produced ten suggestions to provide a basis for genuine debate about this significant issue :
- 1. Companies employing fewer than 25 staff should not be subject to current employment legislation.
- 2. Companies with an annual turnover of less than £300,000 should not be subject to current employee legislation.
- 3. Sole-trader businesses should be exempt from EU employment legislation for a 3-year period
- 4. A 5-year moratorium on all further EU or national employment legislation
- 5. Maternity leave should only be available for the first child unless there is prior agreement with the employer
- 6. Women should be required to give a commitment on future work intentions after 30 weeks of pregnancy.
- 7. The retirement age should be voluntary. Where a worker is fit to continue work, they should not be forced out of a job on the basis of age alone.
- 8. Employees should have the freedom to opt out of working time directives and work longer hours to increase their pay if they choose to do so.
- 9. Reverse the current trend which is making it gradually more difficult for people to be self-employed.
- 10. All employees should have the right to have an individual employment contract under national law.
The next step should be to end the adversarial nature of employer-employee relations. We should set up a scheme based on the Danish model encouraging employers, employees and trade unions to organise mutual support arrangements. |
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