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Tag Archives: George Osbourne
Back of the envelope policy-making
This post was originally going to be about the pros and cons of two recent UK government policy announcements. The first proposes to force people to wait a week after losing their jobs before claiming JSA (Jobseeker’s Allowance), and the … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit claimants, benefits, George Osbourne, Immigrants, Levy, policy making
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Is it OK to let people trade in their employment rights for shares?
Last October, the UK Chancellor George Osborne announced a new scheme to allow employees to trade employment rights for shares in their company. The idea is that, in exchange for signing away their rights to unfair dismissal, redundancy pay, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Coalition, Conservatives, employment rights, George Osbourne, labour market deregulation, positionality, social status, Tories
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