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ONS labour market data “the calm before the storm,” says Professor Len Shackleton

16 June 2020
Labour Market

ONS labour market data “the calm before the storm,” says Professor Len Shackleton

16 June 2020
Responding to today’s Office for National Statistics employment figures, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: “This morning’s … Continue reading “ONS labour market data “the calm before the storm,” says Professor Len Shackleton”

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”

We need a post-Corona Ludwig Erhard

15 May 2020
Economic Theory

We need a post-Corona Ludwig Erhard

Len Shackleton
15 May 2020
Three months ago the UK labour market was doing better than at any time in recent memory, with record numbers … Continue reading “We need a post-Corona Ludwig Erhard”

Employment growth among the low-paid is already slow. Minimum wage hikes will make things worse

13 March 2020
Labour Market

Employment growth among the low-paid is already slow. Minimum wage hikes will make things worse

Len Shackleton
13 March 2020
Perhaps we – and I include myself – have cried wolf too often in relation to increases in minimum wages. … Continue reading “Employment growth among the low-paid is already slow. Minimum wage hikes will make things worse”

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”

Should it be illegal for businesses to pocket tips?

12 June 2018
Labour Market

Should it be illegal for businesses to pocket tips?

Ryan Bourne
12 June 2018
Jeremy Corbyn has had another brainwave. The Labour leader wants to make it illegal for businesses to “pocket” tips and … Continue reading “Should it be illegal for businesses to pocket tips?”

From the gender pay gap to the minimum wage to executive pay – the politicisation of pay must end

26 August 2016
Labour Market

From the gender pay gap to the minimum wage to executive pay – the politicisation of pay must end

Len Shackleton
26 August 2016
Economic logic suggests that free determination of employment contracts, like free trade, normally benefits both parties and leads to high … Continue reading “From the gender pay gap to the minimum wage to executive pay – the politicisation of pay must end”

The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market

28 July 2016
Labour Market

The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market

Len Shackleton
28 July 2016
It is a constantly-reiterated view on the Left that the Conservatives are hell-bent on attacking employment rights and deregulating the … Continue reading “The myth of Britain’s ‘deregulated’ labour market”

The National Living Wage: Jeopardising 60,000 Jobs

1 April 2016
Labour Market

The National Living Wage: Jeopardising 60,000 Jobs

1 April 2016
The Institute of Economic Affairs’ Ryan Bourne, Nerissa Chesterfield, and Diego Zuluaga explain how today’s implementation of the National Living … Continue reading “The National Living Wage: Jeopardising 60,000 Jobs”

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