Labour market· Low pay· Pay The latest on low pay 26 October 2017 by Conor D’Arcy …end of the UK’s labour market is far from certain, especially with the question marks around Brexit and migration rules. Whatever happens next though, it’s clear that the NLW this… READ MORE
Low pay· Pay The Great Escape? Low pay and progression in the UK’s labour market 19 October 2017 by Conor D’Arcy and David Finch The coming years will be pivotal for the UK’s labour market. Along with new questions raised by Brexit, the responses to longstanding issues dogging firms and workers alike will be… READ MORE
Labour market Workers on zero hours contracts hits a record high – but have they reached their peak? 3 March 2017 by Conor D’Arcy …EU could be limited after Brexit, it may be that finding people willing to work on these terms is growing tougher. But looking past these three potential labour market and… READ MORE
Low pay· Labour market· Pay How did firms pay for the big pay rise in 2016? Through productivity and price rises, not job losses 20 December 2016 by Conor D’Arcy …take longer than six months. That’s especially true as a substantial increase in the wage floor, taking the UK into uncharted territory, comes at the same time as the Brexit… READ MORE
Labour market· Pay Prepare for a pay squeeze as big as in the 1810s 25 November 2016 by Conor D’Arcy …temperament). But Autumn Statement 2016 and the first official projections of the impact of Brexit on the UK’s economy added an unfortunate new connection. If the OBR is right, decade-on-decade… READ MORE
Labour market Britain’s self-employed workforce is growing – but their earnings have been heading in the other direction 18 October 2016 by Conor D’Arcy …being employees, and they should be helped to develop their enterprises. And arguably it’s these kinds of self-employed people who should be on government’s radar as the Brexit process rolls… READ MORE
Low pay· Labour market· Pay No jobs-killer as employers take a ‘suck it and see’ approach to the National Living Wage 11 July 2016 by Conor D’Arcy …been three months since the government’s flagship labour market policy came into force. As with Brexit, we’ll need to wait before judging the full impact of the higher wage floor… READ MORE
Labour market· Low pay· Pay· Living Wage The first 100 days: early evidence on the impact of the National Living Wage 11 July 2016 by Conor D’Arcy and Matthew Whittaker …announcement and implementation of the National Living Wage and their plans for the future. We also consider the implications of the Brexit vote for the future trajectory of the NLW…. READ MORE
