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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Alex Daniel

Workers’ rights Bill could lead to cost increases and job cuts, retailers warn

The proposed new law includes a right to guaranteed hours (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Upcoming laws strengthening the rights of UK employees could prompt shops to hike prices and cut jobs, a retail trade body has claimed.

About half of retailers believe the Government’s upcoming employment rights reforms will lead to higher prices for customers, according to a poll by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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