PLAN FOR JOBS AND GROWTH NEEDED NOT BEECROFT’S FIRE-AT-WILL MANIFESTO

The Tories showed themselves to be the same old ‘nasty party’ this week after revealing plans to make it easier for employers to sack their staff.

The Government-commissioned Beecroft report proposes allowing firms to fire their staff at will – something that will cause alarm for employees already facing great uncertainty in the current jobs market and economic climate.

The introduction of a ‘no fault dismissal’ procedure could result in people being fired almost instantaneously and for no valid reason. Adrian Beecroft, the report’s multi-millionaire venture capitalist author and Tory donor, admitted his proposals would mean that bosses could sack employees simply because they didn’t like them and that this was a “price worth paying”.

But these proposals actually risk damaging the economic recovery further as cutting employment rights could undermine the confidence of millions of employees who could subsequently limit their consumer spending for fear of losing their jobs.

The UK already has the most competitive employment regime in the world.

The Tories and Liberal Democrats are demonstrating just how out of touch they are; having tried to blame Britain’s businesses for the recession they are now blaming hard-working employees as well.

This Government’s failed plan has resulted in a double-dip recession made in Downing Street and 2.6 million people unemployed. But instead of admitting their mistakes they are making the incredulous claim that growth is being held back by the employment rights we all enjoy at work.

These are tough times and people in Derby are already worried about losing their jobs without the Tories making it even easier for them to be made unemployed.

This Government’s cuts have resulted in Derby City Council shedding over 1,000 jobs in the last two years. And the Government’s decision to build trains in Germany instead of Derby saw 1,400 Bombardier workers losing their job last year.

We all want to feel secure in our jobs but this Government’s plans are leading to even more anxiety for hard-working families who want to plan for their futures.

To end this recession made in Downing Street we need a proper plan for jobs and growth, not Beecroft’s fire-at-will manifesto.