A DIVISION of Liverpool’s Bibby Line Group says the Government must move more quickly to reform regulations on resolving workplace disputes.
The Government has already announced that the service qualification period for employees to pursue unfair dismissal claims will increase from one to two years in April 2012.
It is also believed to be considering a “compensated no fault dismissal” system.
Michael Slade, managing director of employment law specialist, Bibby Consulting & Support, said: “It is a common complaint from SMEs that they are expected to conform to the same regulations as big business, despite the limited resources available to them.
“By simplifying regulation it should help small businesses to concentrate on development and expansion in the tough economic climate. While we support these changes, much more needs to be done to redress the imbalance of employment legislation which employers have been battling against for the last 15 years.”
