John Cridland
John Cridland
John Cridland, CBEwas the tenth Director-General of the Confederation of British Industryfrom January 2011 to November 2015...
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The question is whether compulsion would solve the problem of a lack of saving for retirement. We don't think it will.
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The private, voluntary and public sectors have all raised this as an issue, so the system clearly isn't working as it should.
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It welcomes new powers for shareholders to vote through proportionate liability for auditors, which should result in a fairer sharing of the burden between companies and their auditors.
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The temptation to overwhelm them with unjustified employment law, just to placate the trade union movement, must be resisted.
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Business investment is disappointingly sluggish and the long-term effects on the U.K. economy are really worrying our corporate members. The general view is that the U.K. is still a good place to do business, but it is not as good as it was five years ago and it won't be as good in five years time if policy continues as it is.
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Phase two of the emissions trading scheme would result in further hikes in energy costs at a time when firms are enduring the highest gas and electricity prices for more than a decade.
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There is also a real danger that providers will create structures for artificial reasons to get around arcane rules governing market entry, rather than creating partnerships that add public value.
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The opportunity to simplify regulation and get rid of duplication must not be missed. Britain's future competitiveness depends on it.
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Forcing employers to contribute is neither fair, nor equitable or sensible.
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UK Plc feels it has gone as far as it can in accommodating tax rises that have weakened our international competitive position. The trend we now want to see is a downward one not an upward one,
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As it stands, (pension) trustees will feel compelled to make companies adopt aggressive new funding plans regardless of the impact on the business or on scheme members.
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Companies still need to get the job done,
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Against this background firms are cutting back on their investment plans and expect the rate of job losses to increase.
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This is an attempt to broker a compromise that has completely backfired,