Pictured above: Katie Teasdale
Business leaders in the West Midlands said that today's
announced rise in employment figures is good news but businesses
must not forget the scale of the economic challenges that face
us.
Katie Teasdale, head of policy at Birmingham Chamber Group said
businesses will now be focusing on the Comprehensive Spending
Review next week.
She said: "Government must introduce initiatives which
will help businesses to create employment. The proposed cuts
in public sector jobs could be the worst since those recorded in
the 1940s.
"It is imperative that we attract and invest in major
infrastructure, such as High Speed Rail 2 which if it goes ahead
could bring up to 10,000 construction jobs.
"It is also important that job creation is a key part of the
Local Enterprise Partnerships. Birmingham Chamber Group is working
with local authorities to ensure that job creation is at the heart
of the Birmingham and Solihull, East Staffordshire, Lichfield and
Tamworth Local Enterprise Partnership.