Independent Business Network

🚨Labour’s Employment Rights Act could impose up to £680 million in additional costs on SMEs. It would allow union access to businesses with as few as 21 employees, while delivering a projected growth impact of just 0.04% 🧵

📢We are not calling for a targeted, practical change to the legislation: 📌Raise the threshold for union access to 250+ employees 📌Exempt SMEs from disproportionate regulatory burden 📩 Email your MP today and call for SMEs to be exempt: the-ibn.com/e-r-b

🗣️As our Chair @john4brexit Longworth puts it: “Family businesses were never built to absorb this industrial-scale regulation.” 🗞️Read John’s article in full: lbc.co.uk/article/britai…

🚨Labour’s Employment Rights Act could impose up to £680 million in additional costs on SMEs. It would allow union access to businesses with as few as 21 employees, while delivering a projected growth impact of just 0.04% 🧵

If you agree, Email your MP today: the-ibn.com/e-r-b Read in full: gbnews.com/money/labour-e…

🚨Just 7% of SME workers say union membership matters for career progression. Yet Labour’s Employment Rights Act prioritises union access over skills, training and growth. 📢IBN is clear: exempt SMEs (<250 employees) from these burdens.

Labour's employment reforms REJECTED by workers as Britons turn back on trade unions gbnews.com/money/labour-e…

🗞️Read the article in full: gbnews.com/money/labour-e…

At a time when businesses are struggling to hire and grow, government is prioritising union access over job creation. 📢SMEs with fewer than 250 employees must be exempt from these burdensome measures. If you agree, email your MP today: the-ibn.com/e-r-b

🚨Just 7% of SME workers say union membership matters for career progression. Our latest polling exposes a clear disconnect between Labour’s Employment Rights Act and what workers actually want🧵

Our Advisory Board member, Roger Bootle says that past energy crises show there is no easy way to navigate through the crisis. The war in the Middle East is pushing up energy costs for consumers and businesses. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

📢SMEs with fewer than 250 employees must be exempt from these burdensome measures. If you agree, email your MP today: the-ibn.com/e-r-b Read the article in full: thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

Now it faces: • Higher employer taxes • Expanding employment protections regardless of cost • Rigid rules on hours and contracts • More complexity and risk in hiring

🚨Retailers are now sounding the alarm: Labour’s workers’ rights reforms risk destroying entry-level jobs. A new article highlights warnings from Richer Sounds and Currys after youth unemployment hit 14.5% — an 11-year high 🧵