Parties set out pledges to woo employers

The countdown to the general election has kicked off in earnest with spokespeople from the three main parties vowing to cut red tape and proffering business-friendly policies to appeal to employers.

Lord Young, Labour’s employment relations minister; Jonathan Djanogly, Conservative shadow minister for corporate affairs and shadow solicitor general; and John Thurso, Liberal Democrats shadow business minister, debated the issues last week for a CIPD special election podcast.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School