Entrepreneurs running small businesses should not fear government plans to extend flexible working, an expert has said.
Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, a not-for-profit initiative which promotes smarter working practices, made the claim following criticism by SME lobbyists of the announcement on Thursday that the right to work flexibly is to be extended to an extra 4.5m workers.
Among those against the change is the Federation of Small Businesses which said it could prove to be "a nightmare for small firms" who find it more costly than their large counterparts to deal with new employment regulations.
Meanwhile many respondents to a poll currently running on UK Business Forums have expressed similar fears.
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