CBI chair condemns ‘incoherence’ of Labour’s Employment Rights Bill

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Nov 25, 2025

CBI chair Rupert Soames criticised the Employment Rights Bill. Yui Mok/PA Wire Rupert Soames, the outgoing chair of the Confederation of British Industry, has lambasted the Labour government for ...

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Yui Mok/PA Wire Rupert Soames, the outgoing chair of the Confederation of British Industry, has lambasted the Labour government for promising to cut regulatory burdens while pushing ahead with its Employment Rights Bill and adding to the cost of hiring.In a closing speech at the CBI’s annual conference on Monday, Soames questioned the government’s performance and “flakey majority” after its first year in office, taking aim at policies that raise costs for businesses.He said Labour’s “actions do not match the intentions or the words” amid government pledges to cut the regulatory burden by 25 per cent over the next five years to support businesses with driving growth.“At its heart, there is an incoherence in government strategy,” he told business leaders on Monday.","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"cityam.com","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"CBI":"西比埃公司"},"translate_title":"英国工业联合会主席谴责工党就业权利法案的“不一致”","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"CBI":1.5},"content_text":"CBI chair Rupert Soames criticised the Employment Rights Bill. Yui Mok/PA Wire Rupert Soames, the outgoing chair of the Confederation of British Industry, has lambasted the Labour government for promising to cut regulatory burdens while pushing ahead with its Employment Rights Bill and adding to the cost of hiring. In a closing speech at the CBI’s annual conference on Monday, Soames questioned the government’s performance and “flakey majority” after its first year in office, taking aim at policies that raise costs for businesses. He said Labour’s “actions do not match the intentions or the words” amid government pledges to cut the regulatory burden by 25 per cent over the next five years to support businesses with driving growth. “At its heart, there is an incoherence in government strategy,” he told business leaders on Monday. \n\n“They want, rightly, to get people, particularly young people, into work. They point out, rightly, that one million young people between the ages of 16 and 24, who are not in employment, education or training. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNews Updates\nStay ahead with our three daily briefings delivering all the key market moves, top business and political stories, and incisive analysis straight to your inbox.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“There is no better way of improving the state of the nation’s finances, or the health and welfare of millions of people, than from getting them to move from being benefits claimants to being taxpayers through employment. “The government says they recognise the drag from burdensome regulation on business, and say they are committed to reducing it.“In the face of these two objectives, they have significantly increased the cost of employing people, particularly the young, and they are in the process of passing the Employment Rights Bill, which will massively increase the regulatory burden and the risk of employment, and yes, introducing a whole new regulator.”\n\nEarlier in the day, Soames also described the bill as “one of the most damaging pieces of legislation” he had seen in his working life. Peter Kyle defends Employment Rights BillSoames’ comments came after business secretary Peter Kyle urged bosses attending the CBI conference to contribute to 26 consultations to be opened in response to the bill.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}