Reeves must stop punishing SMEs to save lifeless jobs market Opinion Amid record redundancies and a stagnant jobs market, Reeves must stop punishing SMEs at the next Budget, writes Kevin Fitzgerald.
Employment dips as businesses brace for cost hikes Business Employment shrank by 0.4 per cent in February as small businesses prepare for rising costs, according to a new report from the hiring platform Employment Hero. In a monthly report looking at data from 105,000 employees, the company found that employment reforms and business tax hikes in the Budget have impacted hiring and employee retention. [...]
Warning over ‘burdensome’ employment laws stifling SME growth Legal Thousands of small businesses risk closure if the government proceeds with plans to end probationary periods for employees without specific exemptions, a leading employment platform has warned.
