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Category Archives: General employment law
“Beecroft by the back door”: a practical guide to using the government’s “shares for rights” scheme to totally screw over your employees
The government’s “shares for rights” idea has been widely reported over the last few weeks and its fair to say I haven’t read a great many articles in favour of it. Employee ownership, yes. The Nuttall review earlier this year … Continue reading
Protected conversations: all gone quiet
Amid the flurry of employment law announcements made by Vince Cable on Friday, Nick Clegg’s grand plan for workplace “protected conversations” was quietly laid to rest. It’s nice to see someone in government has actually been listening for once. Continue reading
Red tape
“In accordance to the principles of Doublethink, it does not matter if the war is not real, or when it is, that victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won. It is meant to be continuous.” … Continue reading
Posted in General employment law, Miscellany, Red Tape Challenge
Tagged Employment Law, Newspeak, Orwell, Red Tape
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Unfair dismissal qualifying periods: a historical perspective
The government (along with its advisers such as the now-notorious Adrian Beecroft) claim that employment laws in general, and unfair dismissal laws in particular, are holding up the economy, by making employers afraid to take on new recruits. Many people … Continue reading
Posted in General employment law, Myths, Red Tape Challenge
Tagged Employment Law, Red Tape, Tories, Unfair Dismissal
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Capping discrimination damages? Much ado about nothing
Compensation payouts in discrimination cases have been in the news again in the last week, this time as a result of the government’s “red tape challenge” (in other words, the idea of abolishing anything that might conceivably inhibit growth). I … Continue reading
