Balancing act | UK firms back Government's employee rights agenda but accept it could make day-to-day operations more costly

UK firms broadly support the Government’s employee rights agenda but accept that it will lead to increased people management cost and complexity.

This is according to new research gathered from over 1,000 UK business decision-makers which found that almost two thirds (62%) of those questioned either definitely or partially support the Government’s employee rights bill, twice the percentage (31%) of those against.

When asked if the bill’s provisions will interfere with running their business, almost three quarters (73%) of interviewees agreed and only 23% said no.

The research – commissioned by employee experience platform Culture Amp and carried out by market research company Censuswide, between October 24 and 28th 2024 – also found majority backing for the employment rights bill across all ethnic groups spoken to.