CBI Recommends Measures to Strengthen British Labour Market

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published a comprehensive report that recommends a raft of new measures.

They claim that the recommendations will ensure that the UK's labour market is in a prime position to sustain businesses and jobs throughout the ongoing recovery.

The proposals suggested include the adoption of more flexible working practices, blocking new regulations that could impact job creation and amending industrial relations legislation. The CBI also recommended cutting the redundancy consultation period from 90 days to 30.

Deputy director-general of the CBI John Cridland stated: "To position the UK for growth, any new employment legislation must pass a simple test of whether it will encourage job creation.

"We also need to look at changing the rules around industrial action. Strikes cause misery. They prevent ordinary people going about their daily lives, whether it's getting to work or getting the kids to school."

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has unsurprisingly been critical of the recommendations, describing them as a "charter for exploitation at...