Laws which cosset and overprotect however, are extremely damaging to small
employers. If you have a small business with a workforce measuring a mere handful, you will always have to think very hard before employing somebody extra and will always ask yourself the question, "How will I be able to rid myself of this person if: they turn out to be lazy, unreliable, dishonest or if the economy takes another downturn?"
When the answer comes back as it will be: expensive, difficult, legally explosive and maybe even impossible - the smaller employer often refuses to attempt business expansion.
Just how many jobs this costs, no-one can say but it will inevitably be well into six figures.
