FEDERAL Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson is calling on Tasmanians to have their say on small business employment inhibitors as part of a national government inquiry.
Barriers to employment for private sector businesses including government laws and regulations, excessive red tape and compliance costs will be investigated by the Parliament’s standing committee on education and employment.
Mr Hutchinson is a member of the committee which is chaired by Federal Herbert MP Ewen Jones.
The committee will also consider why particular groups such as young job seekers, mature age Australians, those in regional areas and those with a partial work capacity, might be discouraged from working for small businesses.
Mr Jones said that reducing red tape and other inhibitors to employment can have a positive effect on a community’s productivity and increase employment opportunities.
Mr Hutchinson said that cutting the rate of unemployment was high on this government’s agenda.
“Identifying the challenges that exist for employment in small business and the best way to meet these challenges will be another step forward in providing jobs and job security,’’ he said.
Terms of reference for the inquiry committee include:
• Excessive red tape and compliance costs in relation to employment.
• Matters that inhibit small business expansion to create additional employment.
• Factors that discourage or prevent some Australians from gaining employment in small business in particular young job seekers, mature-aged Australians, those from regional areas and those with a partial work capacity.
Submissions to this inquiry will be welcomed.
For further information including the full terms of reference and how to prepare a submission go to the committee’s website at www.aph.gov.au/SmallBusinessEmployment or contact the secretariat, phone (02) 6277 4573.
Submissions need to be lodged by Friday, May 8, this year.
FEDERAL Lyons MP Eric Hutchinson
