Member

The key thing for an employer is that they do not want the risk of being taken to an employment tribunal, which is expensive, time-consuming, distracting and stressful. As we heard when considering earlier groups, the tribunal system is completely clogged up. The noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, talked about a four-year period. You cannot do that; it is a completely impossible situation for an employer to be in. That is particularly the case for smaller businesses, where the founder or owner will often also be the HR person, and probably does a number of other jobs as well.