Reforming UK labour regulation in or outside the EU would be hard work

Steve Coulter of the LSE outlines discussions during the recent session on labour markets of the LSE’s Commission on Britain in Europe, a major evidence-led inquiry looking at Britain’s future in the European Union in the light of the approaching referendum. The session featured employers, unions and policy analysts and discussed whether EU-inspired employment legislation helped or hindered employers in the UK, and the prospects for renegotiating these