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BBC payoffs are part of a wider problem

17 September 2013

BBC payoffs are part of a wider problem

Len Shackleton
17 September 2013
Last week Margaret Hodges’ Public Accounts Committee, increasingly resembling some sort of neo-Jacobin Committee of Public Humiliation, gave BBC managers … Continue reading “BBC payoffs are part of a wider problem”

Muddled figures on UK vacancies

27 July 2013

Muddled figures on UK vacancies

Len Shackleton
27 July 2013
Matthew Hancock, the Skills minister, has been doing the media rounds asserting that British firms have ‘a duty’ to take … Continue reading “Muddled figures on UK vacancies”

Why zero-hours contracts should not be banned

18 June 2013

Why zero-hours contracts should not be banned

Len Shackleton
18 June 2013
Zero-hours contracts are in the news again, with Vince Cable last week announcing an enquiry into this type of arrangement. … Continue reading “Why zero-hours contracts should not be banned”

The Beecroft Report should not be ignored

24 May 2012

The Beecroft Report should not be ignored

Len Shackleton
24 May 2012
Adrian Beecroft’s suggestions to lift some of the burden which employment regulation places on business deserve a fuller consideration than … Continue reading “The Beecroft Report should not be ignored”

Compulsory retirement: more confusion

27 April 2012

Compulsory retirement: more confusion

Len Shackleton
27 April 2012
Age discrimination is one of the fastest-growing categories of Employment Tribunal claim. In the last full year for which figures … Continue reading “Compulsory retirement: more confusion”

Unfair dismissal laws only first step on way to labour market reform

28 October 2011

Unfair dismissal laws only first step on way to labour market reform

Len Shackleton
28 October 2011
The Coalition is already planning to lengthen the qualifying period of employment before people can claim they have been unfairly … Continue reading “Unfair dismissal laws only first step on way to labour market reform”

Women on boards

8 February 2011

Women on boards

Len Shackleton
8 February 2011
According to the Sunday Times, the European Commission is drawing up a “voluntary” code fixing a minimum (30% by 2015, … Continue reading “Women on boards”

Not enough, Mr Cable

28 January 2011

Not enough, Mr Cable

Len Shackleton
28 January 2011
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”

Cut out the red tape and get us back on track

27 January 2011

Cut out the red tape and get us back on track

Nick Hayns
27 January 2011
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”

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