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Business groups set out Election priorities
Some of the UK's leading business groups have been setting out their priorities ahead of the General Election on 6 May.
Launching its 2010 Election Manifesto, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called on the next Government to rebalance UK workplace law in favour of employers.
According to the FPB, small businesses are reluctant to hire new staff as a result of ever-increasing legislation.
Matthew Goodman, FPB Policy Representative, said, 'Many of our members feel that the current burden of employment law weighs disproportionately on their business, creating unreasonable compliance burdens on most small businesses and ruining relationships between employers and employees'.
Meanwhile, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is highlighting the need for the Government to set out a 'clear and credible plan' that will return the budget to balance by 2015/16.
Releasing the CBI's 12-point plan for a new administration, Richard Lambert, CBI Director-General, commented, 'Other areas for urgent action include establishing a competitive regime for business taxes so that companies can drive the recovery forward, as well as minimising the scarring effects of youth unemployment'.
The organisation wants the Government to establish clear timetables for implementing its 12 points within 100 days of taking power.