article_snippet: Businesses attacked Labour last night over plans to force companies to share profits with employees.
article_snippet: Senior party figures are said to be considering a proposal to oblige all firms with more than 50 staff to set up a profit-sharing scheme.
article_snippet: Glen Cooper, chief executive of Midlands bollard makers ATG Access, said: 'Glen Cooper, chief executive of Midlands bollard makers ATG Access need Britain's small companies to grow bigger, not be stifled by Labour's meddling. '
article_snippet: I am happy to run my own scheme to motivate my employees, but I don't want to be dictated to by Labour.'
article_snippet: Charlie Bradshaw, managing director of Matrix APA, a product design company with 60 staff, said: 'Forcing companies to share profits when companies hit 50 employees, just as France seeks to repeal similar laws, will threaten jobs' Simon Walker, of the Institute Of Directors, said: 'Directors cannot believe that the Labour leader will take such an obviously counterproductive measure seriously. '
article_snippet: Employee profit sharing can work well for companies who choose it, but it has to be up to companies who choose it.
article_snippet: Charlie Bradshaw, managing director of Matrix APA, a product design company with 60 staff, said: 'Forcing companies to share profits when companies hit 50 employees, just as France seeks to repeal similar laws, will threaten jobs. '
article_snippet: Small companies should be run by the people who know Small companies culture and staff best, not by central government.'
article_snippet: Mr Thomas, chairman of the Co-op party added: 'Hard work too often doesn't lead to higher wages for the working majority, but simply gets funnelled into greater rewards for those at the very top.'
article_snippet: Bosses have also been riled by Labour's anti-business rhetoric.
highlights_snippet: Labour may make firms with 50 or more staff set up profit sharing scheme .
  