Little Book of Business Law 2009

As redundancy bites in the downturn, all the latest you need to know about employment law. Business regulation is a delicate balancing act in the best of economic times. Legislation needs to offset the interests of the workforce and their employers, the public and private sectors, importers and exporters, manufacturers and the customers who buy their goods.

In a recession, when every sector of the economy appears to be teetering on the verge of a tipping point, that balance becomes even more finely tuned. The smallest of regulatory changes could have a significant and lasting impact on entire industries and even the economy as a whole.

In this little book, we take a closer look at the redundancy figures that trace the dramatic reversal in the fortunes of our economy. We discover where they have occurred and what some companies are doing to avoid making any more, or simply to survive.