Business Secretary Vince Cable is proposing what the Financial Times calls “an employer-friendly shake-up of Employment Tribunals”. Hmm. The proposals … Continue reading “Not enough, Mr Cable”

It is not easy running a business in this country. You might think I’m making reference to the recession, and, … Continue reading “Cut out the red tape and get us back on track”

As Mervyn King suggested last night, the prospects for living standards in the near future are grim. Higher economic growth will … Continue reading “Rational pessimism, Mervyn King and supply-side liberalisation”

“A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers … Continue reading “A free-market alternative to banning discrimination against gay people”

, has lodged an Employment Tribunal case against the ITV programme makers, claiming disability discrimination. Her argument seems to be … Continue reading “Tribunal tribulations”

An interesting case is going through the courts at the moment. Its resolution could further expand Employment Tribunal jurisdiction at … Continue reading ““Philosophical belief” at the workplace”

It is not clear whether the producers (or the politicians for that matter) intended it, but a new British film … Continue reading “Equality can’t be mandated by law”

I don’t apologise for returning once more to my hobby-horse, the seemingly unstoppable growth of employment tribunal claims and the … Continue reading “Tribunals once more”