Thursday, August 1, 2013

We need to make it easier for firms to sack workers, claims Shapps




'Companies are forced to invent “disingenuous reasons” to fire staff because employment laws are stacked in favour of staff, the Conservative chairman has claimed.

Grant Shapps indicated a majority Tory government would make it easier for companies to dismiss under-performing workers. Tonight, the party was accused by union chiefs of seeking to strip all protections from employees.'

Read more: We need to make it easier for firms to sack workers, claims Conservative chairman Grant Shapps