But
the idea comes with significant downsides too. The main one for me is
this 'all in together' thing. That simply doesn't fly. It's certainly
a positive move for workers and executives to have more similar types,
if not levels, of rewards. But there's not going to be much sense of
this if employees have to ditch their employment protection to take on
this new 'owner' status whilst their masters still face the prospect of
golden goodbyes, whatever the reason for them leaving may be.
As
well as this, there are a range of big questions which still need to be
answered. For example, will other organisations try to impose this new
employment relationship on staff where there isn't this same business
need?
And
what happens in organisations where some employees give up their
employment rights and others don't? A two-speed Europe may well be the
best solution to the current economic and political stalemate in the EU,
but a two-speed workforce will come with a whole heap of issues I'll
need more time to consider and I bet the government hasn't really
started to think through either.
