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Why has the government given up on labour market reform?

3 February 2021
Labour Market

Why has the government given up on labour market reform?

Len Shackleton
3 February 2021
Kwasi Kwarteng, the new Business Secretary, has scrapped a review of employment regulation which was under way before he was … Continue reading “Why has the government given up on labour market reform?”

The ‘Quality Work’ agenda: beware unintended consequences

12 February 2018
Economic Theory

The ‘Quality Work’ agenda: beware unintended consequences

Len Shackleton
12 February 2018
The government’s response to the Taylor Review seems, thankfully, to have avoided serious changes to the status of gig economy … Continue reading “The ‘Quality Work’ agenda: beware unintended consequences”

Discrimination: don’t believe the media hype

1 September 2016
Labour Market

Discrimination: don’t believe the media hype

Len Shackleton
1 September 2016
The Women and Equalities Committee has just published a report calling for increased job protection for new mothers along German … Continue reading “Discrimination: don’t believe the media hype”

The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market

28 July 2016
Labour Market

The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market

Len Shackleton
28 July 2016
It is a constantly-reiterated view on the Left that the Conservatives are hell-bent on attacking employment rights and deregulating the … Continue reading “The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market”

We need a new kind of trade unionism

29 April 2016
Labour Market

We need a new kind of trade unionism

Len Shackleton
29 April 2016

On 27 April 2016, the JustShare group held a debate on the Trade Union Bill at St James’s church in … Continue reading “We need a new kind of trade unionism”

The Trade Union Bill is mostly pointless politicking

15 September 2015
Labour Market

The Trade Union Bill is mostly pointless politicking

Len Shackleton
15 September 2015
Under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, employment relations in the UK were completely overhauled. A series of legislative acts narrowed the … Continue reading “The Trade Union Bill is mostly pointless politicking”

Should Osborne target ‘full employment’?

27 January 2015
Labour Market

Should Osborne target ‘full employment’?

Ryan Bourne
27 January 2015
George Osborne has recently taken to the cause of securing ‘full employment’. A crude analysis might suggest that this a … Continue reading “Should Osborne target ‘full employment’?”

The perils of Britain’s incoherent employment regulations

30 October 2014
Labour Market

The perils of Britain’s incoherent employment regulations

Len Shackleton
30 October 2014
Despite a remarkable reduction in employment tribunal claims, the system continues to throw up major problems for employers, with potentially … Continue reading “The perils of Britain’s incoherent employment regulations”

Employment regulation – more to come

14 January 2014

Employment regulation – more to come

Len Shackleton
14 January 2014
The UK’s labour market has performed much better since 2008 than many expected. It is clear that, compared with the … Continue reading “Employment regulation – more to come”

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