Probably the most radical reform proposed by the Government is the new ‘employee owner’ status, whereby employees will forfeit major employment rights (like unfair dismissal) in exchange for employees being given shares in their employer worth £2,000 or more. These shares will be sold back to the employer for a reasonable price and up to £50,000 worth of shares will be exempt from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) at the point of sale. This is due to come into force in April 2013.