Tuesday 7 May 2013 at 13:00
Labour Law Discussion Group
Employee Shareholders - Modified Employment Status or Employment at Will?
Speaker: Jeremias Prassl, University of Oxford
Venue: Brasenose College Lecture Room VII
Section 31 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 creates the notion of the "Employee Shareholder": in consideration of shares worth (at a minimum) £2000, employees waive their 'ordinary' unfair dismissal protection and a string of ancillary rights. In the course of this paper, I hope to set out the background to this reform, and evaluate key aspects of the new employment status. Discussion will then turn to the broader implications of employee shareholders: is this development to be understood as a continuation of the 'flexicurity' agenda in times of financial crisis, or does it represent a much more fundamental change in English employment law?
For more information please contact: Mimi Zou
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