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The UK’s labour market has performed remarkably well during Covid. Let’s not risk that

30 July 2021
Labour Market

The UK’s labour market has performed remarkably well during Covid. Let’s not risk that

Len Shackleton
30 July 2021
It is extraordinary, after nearly a year and a half when thousands of businesses have been forced to close and … Continue reading “The UK’s labour market has performed remarkably well during Covid. Let’s not risk that”

The court ruling on Uber is bad news for both drivers and customers

23 February 2021
Economic Theory

The court ruling on Uber is bad news for both drivers and customers

Len Shackleton
23 February 2021
The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Uber case last week has been welcomed rather too easily by commentators such as … Continue reading “The court ruling on Uber is bad news for both drivers and customers”

Labour market trends: look beyond the headline figures

15 December 2020
Labour Market

Labour market trends: look beyond the headline figures

Len Shackleton
15 December 2020
Today’s headline employment figures, as always, are backward-looking and tell us what was happening in the period August-October, before the … Continue reading “Labour market trends: look beyond the headline figures”

The new Taylorism misunderstands the changing nature of work

19 July 2017
Economic Theory

The new Taylorism misunderstands the changing nature of work

Diego Zuluaga
19 July 2017
A little over 100 years ago, the American engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor outlined in his book Principles of Scientific Management … Continue reading “The new Taylorism misunderstands the changing nature of work”

Matthew Taylor’s Seven Pillars of Employment Wisdom

11 July 2017
Labour Market

Matthew Taylor’s Seven Pillars of Employment Wisdom

Len Shackleton
11 July 2017
The Taylor Review – introduced in the first chapter by ‘Matthew’, as our demotic times seem to require – is … Continue reading “Matthew Taylor’s Seven Pillars of Employment Wisdom”

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Self-employment ain’t broke

22 March 2017
Economic Theory

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Self-employment ain’t broke

Len Shackleton
22 March 2017
Matthew Taylor was doing the rounds at the weekend, talking about the Review of Modern Employment Practices which he is … Continue reading “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Self-employment ain’t broke”

The chancellor’s national insurance hike is based on a faulty reading of aggregate statistics

15 March 2017
Labour Market

The chancellor’s national insurance hike is based on a faulty reading of aggregate statistics

Ryan Bourne
15 March 2017
“Britain is damning itself to be a low wage, low productivity economy”. How many headlines like that have we read … Continue reading “The chancellor’s national insurance hike is based on a faulty reading of aggregate statistics”

Self-employment: entrepreneurship or casualised labour?

9 February 2016
Labour Market

Self-employment: entrepreneurship or casualised labour?

Len Shackleton
9 February 2016
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills launched an enquiry into self-employment last July under entrepreneur Julie Deane: it is … Continue reading “Self-employment: entrepreneurship or casualised labour?”

Deregulate business to save our economy and mend the “broken society”

14 October 2011

Deregulate business to save our economy and mend the “broken society”

Philip Booth
14 October 2011
Earlier this week, two bits of bleak news were announced. The first was the huge rise in unemployment. The second … Continue reading “Deregulate business to save our economy and mend the “broken society””

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