Are young people the ‘new poor?’
The latest LSE research has revealed that despite better qualifications, young people in their 20s have suffered a higher percentage of falling wages than older generations. The report also considers the impact of the recession 2007-2013 by gender, region and ethnicity. A separate paper considers economic inequality in London. In its 2014 Poverty and Social […]
Are millennial workers ‘lazy’ ‘digital addicts’?
These are some of the myths challenged by the IBM global study of over 1,700 workers born between 1980-1993. It examines their attitudes and career aspirations, comparing them with those of older generations. Other good resource: Management and Business studies portal. Register to search British Library resources.
Which employers did not pay the minimum wage?
View the list released by the UK government. Their website also covers regulation. House of Commons Library note SN06898 provides historic data on rates and enforcement Low Pay Commission advises the government. Its website has reports and data. Use Econpapers to trace other online articles.
How much are new graduates paid?
Find out by downloading the latest Graduate Market report from High Fliers Research. It includes data on recruitment trends.
How much is an Oxbridge degree worth?
Released this week- interesting data in the Earning by Degree report from the Sutton Trust which considers differences in earnings from graduates from different universities and in different subject areas. Oxbridge graduates have on average starting salaries approximately 42% higher than post 1992 universities. For further data on graduate salaries: Try the Higher Education Statistics […]
Women and pension schemes
The latest annual report from Scottish Widows shows that more British are women saving into pension schemes. However women typically still saved less than men. The site has all reports published since 2008 so longer term trends can be traced. Other recommended sources include: Office of National Statistics pension trends IFS pensions research NAPF workplace […]
Women work for nothing
According to the latest briefing from the Fawcett Society, the UK Gender gap is growing. It constitutes the equivalent of women working for free for over 2 months per year. However this week Cranfield University reported in its annual Women on Boards report an increase in the number of new appointments to FTSE 100 directors boards.
Income and Equality
The Work Foundation Launch Low Pay Project The site offers online recent papers and low pay data. Also on this topic, The Office for National Statistics has long-term wage data. The Low Pay Commission features reports on the National Minimum wage. Living Wage Commission reported recently on the problems of those surviving on low pay. Joseph Rowntree […]
Social Entrepreneurship
A new standard to measure social impact is now available from the EU. Other good resources include: The Global Social Entrepreneurs Network UK Government website publications/data on social investment policy Looking for definitions, case studies and research? Try CASE (Duke University); Skoll Centre (Oxford University) and Stanford University Social Innovation Review. Further your studies with a free […]
EU data
EU Open Data Portal The EU Open Data Portal Expansion site provides free access to datasets from more EU institutions. These include Eurofund survey on European working conditions in Europe. Don’t forget other EU data can be found on Eurostat.
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