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”

Another nail was hammered in the coffin of freedom of contract today when the Government confirmed that it was scrapping … Continue reading “Scrapping the “default retirement age” is another nail in the coffin of freedom of contract”

The Gordon Brown bullying row has entertained the media and the public for a few days, but the circus is … Continue reading “Bullying at work”

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

The papers and airwaves are full of Baroness Scotland’s difficulties over her Tongan housekeeper. I have no strong feelings about … Continue reading “The Scotland story”

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”

The Department for Work and Pensions has been conducting an experiment which involves sending out bogus applications for 1,000 jobs … Continue reading “The name game”

This week, researcher Bernard Casey of Warwick University created media interest with a presentation pointing out that days lost at … Continue reading “Stressed out?”