Staff with caregiving responsibilities in UK higher education: Findings from a national study
A recent national study in UK Higher Education reveals that staff with caregiving responsibilities face significant challenges in both their working and personal lives. The study has a literature review on juggling caring for family and relatives with work in both academic and professional roles. It includes coverage of career progression, time management and institutional policies.
Voluntary sector, learning disabilities and autism, and digital inequalities webinars
The Centre for Health Promotion Research at Leeds Beckett University has launched a series of free online webinars covering tips and guidance. You can view and download the: • animation about ‘Six top tips for community organisations‘ • evidence briefing about ‘Digital accessibility for voluntary sector organisations delivering services to people with learning disabilities and autistic […]
Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure
This ILO Working Paper updates an earlier 2023 edition. It examines potential job threats posed by AI in different sectors using a methodology provided. Conclusions state that “Globally, one in four workers are in an occupation with some GenAI exposure. 3.3% of global employment falls into the highest exposure category, albeit with significant differences between […]
The World Elite Database project
The WED is an international consortium of scholars working together to develop a new standardized data regime to study and share data about elites across the world. These are defined as rich list members, top CEOs, elected politicians and top bureaucrats, interest groups (business organisations, lobbies, unions). The website is developing data from 15 nations, […]
Direction of AI Innovation in the UK
This report from Institute for Public Policy Research outlines the AI innovation landscape in the UK to determine which type of AI deployment is and is not currently taking place. It is based on a database of 3,256 AI firms in the UK to identify ‘AI deployment gaps’, and make recommendations for how they can […]
Trade Policy Hub
The Trade Policy Hub offers free access to papers and research on core trade and investment policy issues, including public procurement, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development, digital trade, digital policies, industrial policy, and economic security. Includes surveys of the impact of Brexit on UK trade.
Bosses’ high pay
FTSE 100 bosses earnt more money in the first 3 days than an average worker in a year. Get the facts on how this was calculated from the High Pay Centre .The website has a useful database on CEO pay in UK.
Gender pay gap
20th November 2024 is equal pay day, the day on which it is calculated that British women stop being paid compared to men so effectively there is a gap of over 5 weeks wages between male and female pay. The Fawcett society published a report with data which found that almost two-thirds of the gender pay gap would […]
Violation Tracker Global
A new website created by the U.S. non-governmental organization Good Jobs First, Violation Tracker Global documents a wide range of misconduct by multinational corporations in their operations around the world. These are grouped into broad categories including: Competition/Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Employment, Environment, Financial, Government Contracting, Healthcare, and Safety. It is possible to search by company […]
Britain at work
The Britain at Work: Voices from the Workplace 1945-1995 project interviewed people from a diverse range of backgrounds about their experience of work including those who are Caribbean-descended, e.g., Lily Crawford (Jamaica), Dermot Davis (Barbados), Glenroy Watson (Caribbean British), Frank Bailey (Guyana), Frank Murray (Guyana) and Sheila Emmanuel (Dominica). For audio and transcripts of the interviews […]
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