Paternity Leave
Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave. On this topic: The UK government website has official rules on the procedure and allowances. Department for Business and Skills also has some interesting research on employer perceptions […]
Latest Living Wage Commission report released
The main Commission website has background on its aims and accounts from members of the public about experiences of life on low pay. Another good site is the Living Wage Foundation which has further readings and a list of employers that have signed up Details of employers in London is on the GLA website
Gender GEDI Index
2014 Gender-GEDI Index Executive Report The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute has produced a 30-country analysis of the conditions that foster high-potential female entrepreneurship. The Site also provides free access to the 2013 report. Topics covered include access to business finance, perceptions of women executives, professional social media platforms. Methodology is explained in the report. […]
Zero hour contracts
The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts. It includes definitions of the term, data by gender and age and whether the individuals wanted more work. For further information on this topic try these resources: An excellent starting point is House of Commons Library Standard […]
Graduate starting salaries
Graduate starting salaries. The Complete University Guide has data which compares starting salaries between 2007-2012. Interestingly librarianship is one of the only subject areas where salaries did not slide! Other useful resources to find out about recent graduate employment include: High Fliers Research which publishes regular reports on the employment market and salaries. Graduates in the UK […]
ICT Activity in Europe
Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU economies. It uses a detailed set of criteria called the EIPE Composite Indicator (EIPE CI), which are explained in the report. Topics considered by them include […]
Political Risk
Aon Political Risk Map 2014 Just released, a new map which covers 163 nations. Free registration required. It measures political risk using a range of factors including: political violence and financial risk. This is however, only one of a number of similar risk services. All are slightly different so it is advisable to consult […]
Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index
The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index Free access to this annual index of nations ranked according to how conducive they are to entrepreneurial attitudes, aspirations, and activity. It is produced by a Washington, DC-based think tank. There was also a smaller experimental gender based GEDI last year. Reports from 2011 can be downloaded from the website.
Race and Diversity in UK Academia
Race and Diversity in UK Academia An analysis by the Conversation shows worrying under representation of black and Asian ethnic groups in UK universities both as students and on management boards. Download the data from their website. Also on this topic British Black Academics have released the results of their race equality survey and launched a new network to support PhD […]
Women on boards
Women on Boards Third Annual Report released This 3rd annual report into women on boards shows progress in achieving the target of target of 25% of women on all FTSE100 board by 2015. Cranfield University publish Female FTSE annual reports giving data and analysis on female members of FTSE boards. All issues from 2005 onwards can be downloaded […]
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