?By continental standards, the UK operates a highly liberal labour market with the minimum

of legislative intervention and administrative ?red tape?.?

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"OECD indicators of employment protection from 2008 show that the UK has the third least-regulated labour market of all 30 member states surveyed, including most of the world?s leading economies.

Only in America and Canada do employers enjoy a lighter regulatory burden, according to 21 measures of how easy and expensive it is for companies to lay off their staff."

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Posted By: Ralf Scrampton, Oct 26, 20:49:57