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The aim of the research was to provide evidence of employer behaviour in youth wage setting in or... more The aim of the research was to provide evidence of employer behaviour in youth wage setting in order to inform the future work of the Low Pay Commission, as well as policy proposals of relevance to the minimum wage of young people in the UK. The research was carried out in two stages, concurrently.
The first stage involved a review of the policy framework relating to the transition of young people into employment. The review outlines a series of key educational and labour market policies from 1999 to the present. It includes the history and implementation of the rates themselves, the raising of the education participation age in England, allowances for participation in education post 16, changes to vocational education and training, apprenticeships, higher education tuition fees, the tax and welfare benefit system and support into work.
The second stage of the research consists of new empirical evidence on how employers set pay for young people, involving qualitative interviews with 19 employers across four sectors: hospitality, retail, cleaning and childcare. The research also included interviews with 8 representatives of employer bodies.
National Institute Economic Review, 2019
As Britain prepares to leave the EU immigration policy has come to the top of the policy agenda. ... more As Britain prepares to leave the EU immigration policy has come to the top of the policy agenda. The Brexit vote was seen as a vote against free movement and new policies are aimed at introducing more restrictive controls. The report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in September 2018 recommended little new provision for low-skilled migration postBrexit (MAC, 2018). This was then adopted by the Home Office in its Immigration White Paper, published in November 2018 (Home Affairs Committee, 2018). The White Paper explicitly references public concerns that migrant labour reduces opportunities for British workers and undermines their pay and conditions. Yet employers have argued that they need to be able to continue to recruit lower, as well as highly skilled labour because the supply of British workers is insufficient. The paper explores the likely impact of proposed restrictions on immigration post-Brexit, using data from NIESR studies of employers and of the general public. It combines an assessment of what is needed to meet the needs of employers, the economy and to address public concerns, finding that there is more consensus than there is often considered to be.
Sozialer Fortschritt, 2019
Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into late... more Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into later life. Analysis of European Social Survey data shows a widening in inequitable domestic divisions of labour in households with post-retirement age workers. We explore partners’ perceptions of older workers’ job pressures when close to or beyond retirement age. Partners’ concerns about job pressures are found not to be immediately associated with inequitable divisions of domestic labour but with the extent to which workers can determine the organisation of paid work and, specifically, tiredness after work. The paper argues that note should be taken of these concerns as they may be indicative of risks of intra-domestic stress.
This study was commissioned by the Department for Education to ascertain the adequacy and consist... more This study was commissioned by the Department for Education to ascertain the adequacy and consistency of child and family social worker education in regard to gender identity and gender variance, in order to provide evidence as to whether additional training materials should be made available in the future.
This report examines the impact of the welfare reform and welfare-to-work programmes introduced b... more This report examines the impact of the welfare reform and welfare-to-work programmes introduced by the 2010–15 Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and the Conservative Government elected in May 2015. A particular aim of the review was to examine the evidence about the ways in which protected groups, and subsets of these, for example lone parents, have been affected by these reforms. A further aim was to examine the gaps in the research evidence, both for particular reforms, and by protected characteristic. The research was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in 2017 as part of a staged programme of work, which also included a cumulative impact assessment (CIA) (Portes and Reed, 2018) and built on earlier work on CIA (Reed and Portes, 2014; EHRC, 2012, 2015).
An increase in insecure forms of work has been identified in most European countries. Arrangement... more An increase in insecure forms of work has been identified in most European countries. Arrangements such as fixed-term contracts, temporary working and employment via agencies have proliferated, arguably undermining ‘standard’ employment relationships and the securities they offer. However, while there is widespread agreement on the international expansion of insecure forms of work, the drivers and subsequent nature of that insecurity are thought to be highly variable. Drawing upon European Labour Force Survey data, this report adopts a case study approach to provide an account of some of these variations, in order to provide a concise and comparative account of international trends in insecure work.
Little is known about the perspectives of health-care workers when it comes to prolonging their ... more Little is known about the perspectives of health-care workers when it comes to prolonging their working lives. This exploratory paper focuses on physiotherapists and aims to offer new insights into the underlying processes that may influence perceptions of ageing and how they impact on motivation to work longer. Data gathering took the form of focus groups with 43 National Health Service physiotherapists. A thematic analysis was used to characterise and articulate key concepts and meanings. The analysis applied interpretive techniques. The six headline themes to emerge were: worry over physical capability and ability to cope; the need to maintain a professional image; work, retirement and exit norms; beliefs about ageing; extrinsic job demands; organisational support – line management; and organisational support – career progression. The key findings suggest that the current unchanging context of high job demands is very salient, consequently resulting in negative and pessimistic feelings about capabilities when it comes to being an older worker and having an extended working life.
The purpose of this report is to better understand the use of agency staff in the UK public secto... more The purpose of this report is to better understand the use of agency staff in the UK public sector, particularly in health and education. The research aimed to outline and improve the evidence base, in order to understand the labour market for agency staff and how it is determined by pay, demand and supply. This report therefore draws on existing and new evidence to provide an overview of the triangular relationship between the agency worker, the recruitment industry and public sector employers, as well as providing detailed accounts of the nature of agency working within two large public sector areas
This is an evidence review of the nature of inequality and relative disadvantage experienced by l... more This is an evidence review of the nature of inequality and relative disadvantage experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) people in the UK. It critically assesses the nature, robustness and strength of evidence in order to highlight differences among and between LGB&T groups, as well as other relevant comparators.
The review takes a systematic approach, scoping and critically reviewing published and unpublished literature from 2008 onwards. It covers empirical research for the UK and its constituent parts, and focuses on nine areas. These are:
education;
safety, including hate crime and domestic violence;
health and access to healthcare;
access to and experience of services;
employment;
LGB&T families, adoption and fostering;
homelessness and access to housing provision;
participation in civic society; and
16-19 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs)
This report independently evaluates Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Minimum Income Standards (MIS) p... more This report independently evaluates Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Minimum Income Standards
(MIS) programme 2008 to date.
It concludes:
MIS to be well known, highly valued and used amongst key stakeholders;
Website, email marketing and bulletins to be the most effective means of engaging
stakeholder audiences of MIS, as well as traditional and social media;
There is a variety of views on its influence, impacts and subsequent achievements. The most
specific and concrete impact of MIS is its contribution to the analytic base and hence the
success of the Living Wage campaign.
This report recommends the programme:
o improves how it tailors communications to different audiences, for example by
offering analyses of greater or lesser depth depending on the use made of MIS;
o ensures greater transparency in its methodology;
o directly and pre-emptively addresses or clarifies the nature of ‘controversial’ basket
items;
o explores the possibility of introducing a "destitution" or "basic decency" standard;
o makes more use of descriptions of the “lived experiences” of lower income families
in presenting the findings of the programme.
The aim of the research was to provide evidence of employer behaviour in youth wage setting in or... more The aim of the research was to provide evidence of employer behaviour in youth wage setting in order to inform the future work of the Low Pay Commission, as well as policy proposals of relevance to the minimum wage of young people in the UK. The research was carried out in two stages, concurrently.
The first stage involved a review of the policy framework relating to the transition of young people into employment. The review outlines a series of key educational and labour market policies from 1999 to the present. It includes the history and implementation of the rates themselves, the raising of the education participation age in England, allowances for participation in education post 16, changes to vocational education and training, apprenticeships, higher education tuition fees, the tax and welfare benefit system and support into work.
The second stage of the research consists of new empirical evidence on how employers set pay for young people, involving qualitative interviews with 19 employers across four sectors: hospitality, retail, cleaning and childcare. The research also included interviews with 8 representatives of employer bodies.
National Institute Economic Review, 2019
As Britain prepares to leave the EU immigration policy has come to the top of the policy agenda. ... more As Britain prepares to leave the EU immigration policy has come to the top of the policy agenda. The Brexit vote was seen as a vote against free movement and new policies are aimed at introducing more restrictive controls. The report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in September 2018 recommended little new provision for low-skilled migration postBrexit (MAC, 2018). This was then adopted by the Home Office in its Immigration White Paper, published in November 2018 (Home Affairs Committee, 2018). The White Paper explicitly references public concerns that migrant labour reduces opportunities for British workers and undermines their pay and conditions. Yet employers have argued that they need to be able to continue to recruit lower, as well as highly skilled labour because the supply of British workers is insufficient. The paper explores the likely impact of proposed restrictions on immigration post-Brexit, using data from NIESR studies of employers and of the general public. It combines an assessment of what is needed to meet the needs of employers, the economy and to address public concerns, finding that there is more consensus than there is often considered to be.
Sozialer Fortschritt, 2019
Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into late... more Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into later life. Analysis of European Social Survey data shows a widening in inequitable domestic divisions of labour in households with post-retirement age workers. We explore partners’ perceptions of older workers’ job pressures when close to or beyond retirement age. Partners’ concerns about job pressures are found not to be immediately associated with inequitable divisions of domestic labour but with the extent to which workers can determine the organisation of paid work and, specifically, tiredness after work. The paper argues that note should be taken of these concerns as they may be indicative of risks of intra-domestic stress.
This study was commissioned by the Department for Education to ascertain the adequacy and consist... more This study was commissioned by the Department for Education to ascertain the adequacy and consistency of child and family social worker education in regard to gender identity and gender variance, in order to provide evidence as to whether additional training materials should be made available in the future.
This report examines the impact of the welfare reform and welfare-to-work programmes introduced b... more This report examines the impact of the welfare reform and welfare-to-work programmes introduced by the 2010–15 Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and the Conservative Government elected in May 2015. A particular aim of the review was to examine the evidence about the ways in which protected groups, and subsets of these, for example lone parents, have been affected by these reforms. A further aim was to examine the gaps in the research evidence, both for particular reforms, and by protected characteristic. The research was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in 2017 as part of a staged programme of work, which also included a cumulative impact assessment (CIA) (Portes and Reed, 2018) and built on earlier work on CIA (Reed and Portes, 2014; EHRC, 2012, 2015).
An increase in insecure forms of work has been identified in most European countries. Arrangement... more An increase in insecure forms of work has been identified in most European countries. Arrangements such as fixed-term contracts, temporary working and employment via agencies have proliferated, arguably undermining ‘standard’ employment relationships and the securities they offer. However, while there is widespread agreement on the international expansion of insecure forms of work, the drivers and subsequent nature of that insecurity are thought to be highly variable. Drawing upon European Labour Force Survey data, this report adopts a case study approach to provide an account of some of these variations, in order to provide a concise and comparative account of international trends in insecure work.
Little is known about the perspectives of health-care workers when it comes to prolonging their ... more Little is known about the perspectives of health-care workers when it comes to prolonging their working lives. This exploratory paper focuses on physiotherapists and aims to offer new insights into the underlying processes that may influence perceptions of ageing and how they impact on motivation to work longer. Data gathering took the form of focus groups with 43 National Health Service physiotherapists. A thematic analysis was used to characterise and articulate key concepts and meanings. The analysis applied interpretive techniques. The six headline themes to emerge were: worry over physical capability and ability to cope; the need to maintain a professional image; work, retirement and exit norms; beliefs about ageing; extrinsic job demands; organisational support – line management; and organisational support – career progression. The key findings suggest that the current unchanging context of high job demands is very salient, consequently resulting in negative and pessimistic feelings about capabilities when it comes to being an older worker and having an extended working life.
The purpose of this report is to better understand the use of agency staff in the UK public secto... more The purpose of this report is to better understand the use of agency staff in the UK public sector, particularly in health and education. The research aimed to outline and improve the evidence base, in order to understand the labour market for agency staff and how it is determined by pay, demand and supply. This report therefore draws on existing and new evidence to provide an overview of the triangular relationship between the agency worker, the recruitment industry and public sector employers, as well as providing detailed accounts of the nature of agency working within two large public sector areas
This is an evidence review of the nature of inequality and relative disadvantage experienced by l... more This is an evidence review of the nature of inequality and relative disadvantage experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) people in the UK. It critically assesses the nature, robustness and strength of evidence in order to highlight differences among and between LGB&T groups, as well as other relevant comparators.
The review takes a systematic approach, scoping and critically reviewing published and unpublished literature from 2008 onwards. It covers empirical research for the UK and its constituent parts, and focuses on nine areas. These are:
education;
safety, including hate crime and domestic violence;
health and access to healthcare;
access to and experience of services;
employment;
LGB&T families, adoption and fostering;
homelessness and access to housing provision;
participation in civic society; and
16-19 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs)
This report independently evaluates Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Minimum Income Standards (MIS) p... more This report independently evaluates Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Minimum Income Standards
(MIS) programme 2008 to date.
It concludes:
MIS to be well known, highly valued and used amongst key stakeholders;
Website, email marketing and bulletins to be the most effective means of engaging
stakeholder audiences of MIS, as well as traditional and social media;
There is a variety of views on its influence, impacts and subsequent achievements. The most
specific and concrete impact of MIS is its contribution to the analytic base and hence the
success of the Living Wage campaign.
This report recommends the programme:
o improves how it tailors communications to different audiences, for example by
offering analyses of greater or lesser depth depending on the use made of MIS;
o ensures greater transparency in its methodology;
o directly and pre-emptively addresses or clarifies the nature of ‘controversial’ basket
items;
o explores the possibility of introducing a "destitution" or "basic decency" standard;
o makes more use of descriptions of the “lived experiences” of lower income families
in presenting the findings of the programme.