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The Independent View: Employee ownership and responsible capitalism go hand in hand

By Anna Muncey | Tue 9th July 2013 - 3:34 pm

The Fourth of July was a day of celebration in the UK this year. It was the first annual Employee Ownership Day, designed to raise awareness of employee owned business. Celebrations were more reserved than the Fourth of July celebrations in the US – the most indulgent thing I could find was a commemorative cushion cover made in a John Lewis factory in Lancashire. But employee ownership is definitely something to be celebrated, even if we don’t go in for the carnivals and fireworks.

Employee Ownership Day is part of a wider government strategy to promote employee ownership. Other initiatives …

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Posted in The Independent View | Also tagged centreforum, employee ownership day, mutualism and workplace democracy | 16 Comments

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