Equalities Bill will make life more difficult for UK businesses
26/06/08 | 13:17
Responding to Harriet Harman's statement on the Equalities Bill today, British Chambers of Commerce Director General, David Frost, said:
"The Government needs to be more honest with business. The original intention was that this Bill would simplify the law. However, this could end up being a bureaucratic nightmare for small businesses, which the Government should not forget account for 99% of all companies in this country.
“What the 100,000 businesses we represent tell me is that there is a limited number of good people out there and they want to recruit and retain the best people for the job irrespective of their gender or race.
"Increasing the complexity of the tendering process for public contracts and putting more emphasis on positive action in the workplace are unlikely to make life simpler for anyone - least of all business.”
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Fiona Cunningham
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Notes to Editors:
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.