Excessive employment legislation not a popular option

Over seven in ten HR professionals in the UK (73%) believe that employment is excessively regulated, according to a new research study by national law firm Dickinson Dees. Just under half of those polled (47%) believe that discrimination/family friendly rights legislation is particularly over-regulated.

The HR Legal Tracker 2010 also reveals that over half of respondents (55%) believe that simplifying employment law must be top of the agenda for the next government, with a further 35% calling for Government to restore the balance of employment legislation in favour of the employer.

Of those that had settled an employment claim against them, almost 70% of HR professionals cited cost as the main reason for settlement and over 90% stated cost or time as the contributing factor towards settlement of a claim.

The highlights from the HR Legal Tracker include:

- Of those that had settled an employment claim against them, almost 70% of HR professionals cited cost as the main reason for settlement and over 90% stating cost or time as the contributing factors towards settlement of a claim;
- Sick leave, sick pay and related rights is the single greatest concern for HR professionals for 2010 (22%);
- Nearly a third (29%) revealed they intend to vote for the Conservative Party at the next election, with 16% intending to vote for Labour and 10% for the Liberal Democrats. A third (33%) declined to say;
- 73% of respondents feel the losing party of an Employment Tribunal case generally should bear the total cost of the case;
- 47% of respondents cite redundancy as the employment issue which caused the biggest problem to their organisation during 2009.

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