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Time use and work–life balance in Germany and the UK
Work–life balance has become one of the most pressing issues facing industrial societies such as Germany and the UK. As the proportion of dual-working households grows with women’s increased participation in the labour market, time pressures increase as families seek to co-ordinate and control their working lives. At the same time, pressures from employers can pull in the opposite direction as organisations try to organise time in order to be more responsive, meet consumer demands, and compete both domestically and internationally. This report analyses the time use patterns in working households and demonstrates how there are both considerable similarities and differences in the allocation of time across households and countries. Frank Bauer, Hermann Groß, Gwen Oliver, Georg Sieglen and Mark Smith
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By AGF,UK and Germany.
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Employment Resource.
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The Geography of Employment Polarisation in Britain
In the last quarter of 2006, employment in the UK reached a record high of over 29 million. But it is important to consider the quality of the new jobs that have been created, as well as their number. Although the average quality of jobs in the UK has increased overall, recent evidence suggests that polarisation of employment has emerged in Britain in recent decades – there has been a growth in the number of high-paid and low-paid jobs relative to middle-ranking occupations. This paper examines the geographical pattern of employment polarisation across the British regions – and is the first piece of empirical research to look at this specific issue. By Ioannis Kaplanis, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics.
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By IPPR,UK.
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Employment Policy Resource.
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The Sand Timer Skills and employment in the North West
28 February 2007. This paper explores the relationship between skills and welfare-to-work policy. Skills and employment are intimately connected, and we intuitively expect to see a positive correlation between the two. Other things being equal, the more advanced the skills (notionally represented by qualifications) an individual has, the more employable he or she is. By Michael Johnson and Katie Schmuecker with Howard Reed.
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By IPPR UK.
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Employment Policy Resource.
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| Fit for Purpose . The current system of Incapacity Benefit insists on all-or-nothing divisions into work or inactivity, health or ill-health, lack of disability or disability. Such crude reductionism fails to reflect the reality of health problems, disability or work as they are experienced by claimants. ? Incapacity Benefit is failing its claimants on two fronts. It has become a barrier to work as many claimants fear that taking steps towards employment will place their benefits at risk. It also fails to provide a decent income for people who are unable to work because of long-term health problems or disability. Kate Stanley and Dominic Maxwell call for a new benefits framework to create solid foundations for the long term. They set out practical policies to support people with health problems or disability get back to work and deliver a decent standard of living for those who can?t work. By the Institute for Public Policy Research. | By Institute for Public Policy Research. , UK. | Employment Policy Resource. |
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| Non-employment and the welfare state
UK and Germany compared . The report focuses on the so-called labour market inactive, that is, people of working age who are neither employed nor unemployed. How and why did the size and composition of this group change in the UK and Germany during the 1990s? Concentrating on men and employing a longitudinal data analysis, is estimates the impact which changes in welfare state regulations had on flows in and out of employment and different forms of non-employment. Jochen Clasen, Jacqueline Davidson, Heiner Ganßmann, Andreas Mauer for the Anglo-German Foundation | By Anglo-German Foundation , UK, Germany. | Employment Policy Resource. |
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| Three Steps Forward Two Steps Back: reforming PPP policy. This report examines the challenges to the efficient, equitable and accountable delivery of public services through public private partnerships. Taking ippr's Commission on PPPs as its starting point, it examines recent Government progress and suggests further improvements. Issues addressed include: (i)value for money: how the Private Finance Initiative has performed and how that performance can be improved (ii)work force issues in PPPs: assessing the extent of the 'two-tier workforce' and the options for ending it (iii) accountability: how to make PPPs more open and responsive to their users. Tim Gosling with: Richard Brooks, Paul Maltby and Malcolm Wing for the Institute for Public Policy Research... | By Institute for Public Policy Research... , UK. | Employment Policy Resource. |
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