Employment Law - Federation of Small Businesses - FSB - UK small business support organisation

shaking hands Small businesses need flexibility in order to grow and thrive. Rigid employment legislation can make it very difficult for small businesses to deliver potential benefits within the UK.

Alan Tyrrell, Employment Chairman

Self-employment

Self-employment is a key driver for growth. Innovators create wealth and are vital to the economic recovery.

Self-employment:stimulating economic growth

Read our one page summary on self employment

Read our one page summary on female entrepreneurship

Flexible Working

In a new report 'Flexible working: small business solutions', the FSB is calling for a reform of statutory maternity and paternity pay to give small firms clarity over employee's family leave. The FSB also proposes major reforms to childcare and flexible working. Read the press release and the report.

Ambition to Grow

The FSB has set out plans to help the average sized small firm grow from four to six employees, including reversing the planned one per cent National Insurance Contribution rise which could cost 57,000 jobs.

Read the Ambition to Grow UK Enterprise policy paper

Small Business Big Employers

Small Businesses need the right conditions to employ staff and take the UK out of the recession. In our latest report we have outlined the FSB's recommendations to help increase employment in small businesses around the country.

Download the full report here

Job Centre Small Business Recruitment Service

We have been working with Jobcentre Plus to develop a new service for smaller businesses that will provide recruitment help tailored to their needs.

The new service offers a free, professional recruitment service with advice and support throughout the recruitment process including:

- help with notifying and wording of vacancy ads;
- advice on the local labour market;
- matching of appropriate candidates with vacancies; and
- advice about Jobcentre Plus services that best meet the small businesses' needs such as Work Trials.

Small businesses wanting to recruit, obtain advice about recruitment, or get some advice on employment-related matters, need only contact Jobcentre Plus on 0845 601 2001 (option 2) to get started. A textphone service for people with speech or hearing impairments is on 0845 601 2002.

Westminster Business School Report

Small Businesses fulfil a unique role in our society, creating employment for the disadvantaged and providing supportive working relationships. Download the full report here