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New commission leaves employers out in the cold 5 August 2004 In its rush to create a new super-commission for equality and human rights, the Government has failed to take into account the needs of the very employers the commission is supposed to support, argues the Employers Forum on Age (EFA). The EFA is responding to the consultation white paper 'Fairness for All' which proposes the creation of a new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR). The EFA is calling for more time and pragmatism to establish what will and won't work. Employers have had limited opportunity to fully consider the Government's proposals, despite the amount of new equality and other HR related legislation they are currently having to consider. This means that ministers will get an unbalanced response to the proposals put forward in this consultation. Sam Mercer, director of the Employers Forum on Age says: "Giving employers so little chance to make their voices heard is a bad deal for employers and working people alike. The government runs the risk of both alienating employers and hearing only from pressure groups who are intent on increasing legislation. This has led to calls for a single equality act before the CEHR is even in existence and able to establish that the act is a good idea." EFA employers want:
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