A recent government report suggests that the government could be looking at clamping down on lazy, unproductive workers. The aim, the report suggests, is to tidy up what is an incredibly grey area in employment law and to help increase UK productivity, which will ultimately help boost the economy. The report has been commissioned by the prime Minister and from what has been revealed of it so far, recommendations are being made to review the current rules surrounding unfair dismissal.
It has been reported by the Telegraph, who obtained a draft copy of the report, that it suggests that under the current rules, unproductive workers can simply "coast along" and make it virtually impossible for employers to fire them. The report suggests that this should be changed, although Downing Street have announced that any such changes to the unfair dismissal rules are unlikely.
Under the current unfair dismissal rules, employees that have been in a role for 12 months or longer, can claim unfair dismissal if they feel they have been unjustly taken out of employment. Although the report hasn't officially been made public as of yet, the draft copy obtained by the Telegraph reveals all of the key points. The report was compiled by Adrian Beecroft, a regular Conservative donor and well-known venture capitalist.
The coalition government have suggested in the past that they ultimately aim to push reforms to employment law, not just to the law surrounding unfair dismissal. The information given in the leaked report suggests that unproductive members of staff could be one of the causes of the UK's overall productivity issues. Improving productivity could help boost the economy, the report suggests. It also steers toward the idea that employees abuse the unfair dismissal rules and use them almost like a security blanket.
Liberal Democrat, Norman Lamb was quoted by the BBC as saying, "If every employee in the land faced the prospect that they could be removed arbitrarily, the destabilising effect could be devastating." Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umuna, took the stance that there are currently 2.5 million job seekers in the UK and the government should have more pressing tasks to attend to, rather than finding ways for employees to sack workers more easily.
It has been reported by the Telegraph, who obtained a draft copy of the report, that it suggests that under the current rules, unproductive workers can simply "coast along" and make it virtually impossible for employers to fire them. The report suggests that this should be changed, although Downing Street have announced that any such changes to the unfair dismissal rules are unlikely.
Under the current unfair dismissal rules, employees that have been in a role for 12 months or longer, can claim unfair dismissal if they feel they have been unjustly taken out of employment. Although the report hasn't officially been made public as of yet, the draft copy obtained by the Telegraph reveals all of the key points. The report was compiled by Adrian Beecroft, a regular Conservative donor and well-known venture capitalist.
The coalition government have suggested in the past that they ultimately aim to push reforms to employment law, not just to the law surrounding unfair dismissal. The information given in the leaked report suggests that unproductive members of staff could be one of the causes of the UK's overall productivity issues. Improving productivity could help boost the economy, the report suggests. It also steers toward the idea that employees abuse the unfair dismissal rules and use them almost like a security blanket.
Liberal Democrat, Norman Lamb was quoted by the BBC as saying, "If every employee in the land faced the prospect that they could be removed arbitrarily, the destabilising effect could be devastating." Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umuna, took the stance that there are currently 2.5 million job seekers in the UK and the government should have more pressing tasks to attend to, rather than finding ways for employees to sack workers more easily.
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