article_snippet.sent: But the proposed extension of workplace rights to millions more staff is likely to meet with a backlash from some business leaders, who will have to bear the costs of absences.
article_snippet.sent: Critics will argue businesses cannot be expected to cope with more rights for employees as the economy recovers from the recession.
article_snippet.sent: Employers would not have the right to turn down the requests for time off.
highlights_snippet.sent: But proposal is likely to meet with backlash from some business leaders .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Critics will argue firms cannot cope with more rights for employees .