In a recent speech at Rolls-Royce, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves described the Labour Party as “the natural party of British business.”
She believes that if Labour wins the general election on 4 July, they would “offer a government that is pro-worker and pro-business, in the knowledge that each depends upon the success of the other”, saying they are “two sides of the same coin”.
Gemma Bullivant, HR coach and consultant, told People Management: “The notion that the needs of businesses and workers are at odds is outdated.
“It’s time we recognise that being pro-business and pro-worker are not mutually exclusive but rather complementary goals that can drive mutual prosperity.”
Conversely, Kathleen McAdams, director of Albany HR, expressed concern that Labour’s proposed changes to employment legislation “appear to be very biased towards being pro-worker as opposed to pro-employer.”
Specifically, she highlighted their plans to expand day-one employment rights to include the right to claim unfair dismissal, ban zero-hours contracts, and grant ‘workers’ the same employment rights as ‘employees’.
To read the full story on People Management and Gemma’s commentary, click here.
