Employer duties stifle sole traders' growth aspirations - BCC

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The introduction of employer duties is seen as the top barrier to sole traders taking on their first member of staff, a survey finds.

A poll of 1,127 sole traders by the British Chambers of Commerce found almost one-in-three businesspeople (32%) saw the 2012 employer duties as a barrier to taking on staff. The BCC said for man...

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