Proceeding contribution from Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Growth and Infrastructure Bill.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill
My Lords, I declare an interest. Before I joined this House I was a serial entrepreneur. I have started many businesses from scratch. The most recent one employed 200 staff after being in business for four years. I am a big fan of giving employees a stake in the success of the business so that their goals are aligned with those of the founders. It never crossed my mind that my staff should need to forfeit their employment rights in exchange. Snatching these rights is hardly the best way to win their hearts and minds. Managers who feel they need to diminish the rights of their staff to get their full commitment to the success of the business are bad managers and will almost certainly fail. This idea is complete nonsense.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 743 c272
- Session
- 2012-13
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Conditions of employment Infrastructure Economic growth Planning permission Profit sharing Small businesses Employee ownership
- Legislation
- Growth and Infrastructure Bill 2012-13
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