In the circus that ensued from its premature publication, the true purpose of the Beecroft report on employment law will have been lost on many employers. Parking the political mud-slinging, Will Stirling asks whether the landmark report is likely to fulfill its aim: promoting growth.
It took just a few hours for a serious piece of legislation designed to benefit business to descend into political farce. Soon after The Sunday Telegraph broke details of the Beecroft report on employment law on May 20, the most contentious of its 17 proposals – no-fault dismissal, giving employers the right to sack people on…
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