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:
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Anna Rose
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