Will YOUR business be impacted by the new reforms? E-mail shannon.mcguigan@mailonline.co.ukA business owner of 40 years has revealed she feels 'more desperate than ever' under Labour rule and she fears staff will take 'more sick days than ever before'
Founder of Nim's... Naturally, Nimisha Raja, is concerned businesses will bear the brunt of the rules. 'I think it will impact every business,' she told MailOnline: 'Labour is obviously pro-employee, which is great, but you can't be anti-employer if you want to be pro-employee.'We all feel sometimes we can't be bothered to go into work today, we've had a bit of a late night, lets call in sick.
'If Labour are saying that Conservatives have broken the NHS, I think that Labour will be responsible for breaking some of the most tenacious and resilient people and that's a small business owner because I don't know how much we can cope with it.' It came after Angela Rayner had faced a major backlash from opposition MPs, after an impact assessment produced by the government suggested it would hammer firms.
Policies such as day-one protections from unfair dismissals and ensuring guaranteed hours on zero-hours contracts are 'likely to have a disproportionate cost to small and micro businesses', according to the impact assessment. The so-called 'impact assessment' for the Employments Rights Bill has been released ahead of a debate and vote by MPs laterBusinesses are to be warned that Labour's workers' rights overhaul will mean more strikes and hinder investment
The legislation will also hand more power to trade unions, making it far easier for them to stage walkouts by scrapping years of anti-strike legislation introduced by the Tories. Costs will be 'proportionately higher' for small and micro businesses because of the 'fixed costs of admin and compliance burdens'. However the Government said that rules have to apply to all businesses in the same way as they do not want to create a 'two-tier workforce' where some people are entitled to rights where others are not.
The Government document says that they 'intend to refine this assessment' as the policy is developed and the 'benefits will outweigh the costs'.The TUC said the assessment showed the legislation is 'good for workers, good for business and good for the wider economy'.General secretary Paul Nowak said in a statement: 'Most employers in this country treat their staff well and do not use exploitative practices like zero hours contracts and fire and rehire.