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Saturday 27 April 2013

A Slaves Charter - Rights for Shares given the go ahead

As the Coalition Government continues to attack employment rights, the proposals on employee share ownership schemes have passed almost under the radar. Not a murmur in protest from much of the political elite and of course many will have been seduced by the guise of a ‘cooperative’ approach to ownership. In reality employees are being asked to trade a fur coat for a Primark nylon anorak:
http://www.dwf.co.uk/news/legal-updates/employee-shareholder-status-given-the-go-ahead-by-the-house-of-lords?utm_source=e_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=employer_shareholder_status_approved&utm_content=main_story
Anna Rose