Decision to delay new regulations 'good news for the economy'
The Government has announced that it will be delaying the implementation of new employment regulations, in order to ease the pressure on
Among the legislation set to be postponed is the EU Agency Workers Directive. This will now not be implemented until 2011, the latest possible commencement date under EU law.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has welcomed the decision.
David Frost, BCC Director General, said, 'With these announcements, the Government is sending out a positive message to business. Additional employment legislation would be a real barrier to job creation at a time when unemployment could approach three million'.
'Smarter regulation – reducing the burden on business – is opening up as a key battleground between the main political parties. This can only be good news for the