This is a Daily Mail editorial (opinion column) arguing that the Government should halt the Employment Rights Act, which the paper contends is damaging job creation, before it hands trade unions even greater powers. The piece reflects the newspaper's long-standing opposition to expanded workers' rights legislation, framing the Act as a threat to businesses and employment levels rather than a protection for staff.

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