Employers believe that upcoming employment law changes will positively impact their organisation, research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found.

In its election manifesto, the UK's Labour Party committed to introducing a 'new deal for working people' within its first 100 days in power. At the Labour party conference last week (25 September), business secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced that the legislation would come into force this month.

Referring to survey findings published on Friday (4 October), Paul Nowak, general secretary of TUC, told HR magazine: “Our polling shows that most employers think the government’s policies will be good for their workforces, good for their businesses and good for the wider economy.

“This is true across the research, with managers at small, medium-sized and large companies all overwhelmingly in favour of the agenda."

Read more: Labour Party conference: What HR needs to know

More than two thirds (66%) of managers and senior decision-makers reported that the introduction of day-one unfair dismissal claims and parental leave rights would have a positive impact on their business. The same proportion thought that giving all workers access to sick pay would be good for their organisation.

Although 10% of managers indicated that the ban on zero-hours contracts would have a negative impact on their business, 64% of managers thought it would benefit them. Meanwhile, managers reported that...

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