SMALL businesses are outraged at the new government’s plan- ned employment laws – with many fearing they will go to the wall and leave staff jobless.Ash Hough said: 'I really support paying fair wages but as a small business it’s hard enough to make ends meet as it is'Keir's new parliament sits for 1st time but Sunak warns of 'formidable task'“Ending zero-hours contracts means my business will go under.
“How do you tell between someone who is genuinely sick and someone who has just been on a heavy night out?“This will cripple the small independent stores on the high street.” “But when third-party companies who do things such as catering and cleaning raise their costs, businesses will put their prices up, and if the client won’t pay, they will close.He added: “I would rather work more hours myself to look after my clients.“Some people are hard-working, others aren’t. It’s difficult to determine that from a half-hour interview.”"Larger companies will be better equipped to deal with them. Many smaller ones will go bust.