This article was first published by Management Today.
The government’s inclination to intervene directly when it sees a problem continues to grow. This increases the risks and uncertainty that all businesses now face. And it will only get worse.
There has been an increasing tendency for the government to reach for new regulations or even the threat of new legislation to deal with social or economic problems. The onus on businesses themselves to solve such ills increasingly means more regulation, more responsibility, more costs and more, even personal, liabilities.
