Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will stop businesses taking chances on those who need them most, writes Michael Lorimer

Today, the Employment Rights Bill is returning for debate in front of MPs. I’ll be keeping a keen eye on whether MPs have listened to the feedback that I gave them back in November, where I was one of only two business leaders – also known as job creators – amongst 40 other panellists invited to give evidence on the potential impact of the Bill.

At DCS Group, the FMCG manufacturing and distribution company that I run, we are genuinely passionate about growth, job creation and seeing our people prosper. Our company has grown successively every year since we were founded 31 years ago, and we now have 600 employees. Watching our colleagues work their way up the career ladder, earn more money and learn new skills is what brings us the greatest joy of all.

The government has set out a mission to ‘Get Britain Working’ again by bringing 2m more people into work, with Liz Kendall set to announce reforms to welfare to incentivise people into employment. The figures are stark. There are nearly 1m young people not in employment, education or training, and nearly 3m........

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