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The future of post-pandemic work

29 January 2021
Labour Market

The future of post-pandemic work

Len Shackleton
29 January 2021
This week I gave a talk to an online conference which had asked me to speak about the future of … Continue reading “The future of post-pandemic work”

Closing down markets will do nothing to diminish poverty

26 January 2021
Markets and Morality

Closing down markets will do nothing to diminish poverty

Len Shackleton
26 January 2021
Oxfam has published its annual analysis of world wealth inequality, “The Inequality Virus”, this time with added Covid. Though its … Continue reading “Closing down markets will do nothing to diminish poverty”

How the labour market can recover from the Covid-19 crisis

10 June 2020
Labour Market

How the labour market can recover from the Covid-19 crisis

Len Shackleton
10 June 2020
Millions of jobs will be seen to have been lost and thousands of businesses destroyed once furloughing is ended. In preparing … Continue reading “How the labour market can recover from the Covid-19 crisis”

The new Living Wage consensus is still problematic

15 November 2019
Labour Market

The new Living Wage consensus is still problematic

Len Shackleton
15 November 2019
A lot has been happening on the minimum wage front recently. This week the Living Wage Foundation published its new … Continue reading “The new Living Wage consensus is still problematic”

Compulsion is not the answer to the recent fall in vaccination uptake

9 October 2019
Regulation

Compulsion is not the answer to the recent fall in vaccination uptake

Len Shackleton
9 October 2019
Many of today’s Conservatives have a taste for bans and mandates rivalling that of politicians on the Left, as we … Continue reading “Compulsion is not the answer to the recent fall in vaccination uptake”

The dangers of a more rigid labour market

12 September 2019
Labour Market

The dangers of a more rigid labour market

Len Shackleton
12 September 2019
It is ironic that the Office for National Statistics published figures showing unemployment at a 45-year low and earnings growth … Continue reading “The dangers of a more rigid labour market”

Too old to fail? No.

28 August 2019
Regulation

Too old to fail? No.

Len Shackleton
28 August 2019
It appears that Bury FC has finally been expelled from the English Football League (EFL) because of its inability to … Continue reading “Too old to fail? No.”

The Advertising Standards Authority has no business policing gender stereotypes

15 August 2019
Regulation

The Advertising Standards Authority has no business policing gender stereotypes

Len Shackleton
15 August 2019
The news that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned adverts for Philadelphia cheese and Volkswagen eGolf cars looks like … Continue reading “The Advertising Standards Authority has no business policing gender stereotypes”

Ethnic pay monitoring will lead to misleading comparisons

2 July 2019
Labour Market

Ethnic pay monitoring will lead to misleading comparisons

Len Shackleton
2 July 2019
It looks as though we will have ethnic pay monitoring before long. It is likely that the requirement will, as … Continue reading “Ethnic pay monitoring will lead to misleading comparisons”

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