Not sure I agree but good challenge to much current thinking. What think you @myhorridparent ?
Surely key point is we don't get to chose our parents so think how to benefit from goods and address the bads from their behaviour will surely benefit all of us giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy - 'The shelters are overflowing, the pantries are overwhelmed'.Households in the bottom decile of income distribution will lose $1,600 pa, the top 10 per cent will see a $12,000 annual gain. www.ft.com/content/4927...
Employment and skills support for young people starting out their careers, excellent. But what about the millions needing to reskill and transition in mid amd late career?
www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
"The labour market continues to weaken. The unemployment rate has increased to the highest rate in four years and unemployment rates for men match peak rates during the pandemic. Payrolled employment has fallen by nearly 90,000 over the last quarter – the largest fall since the pandemic. Vacancy numbers have decreased slightly, which means more people are competing for fewer jobs. We need to boost employer confidence and expand support for the 2.1 million people who are outside the labour force but want to work. The youth unemployment rate is now higher than it was during the pandemic and is at its highest rate in ten years. As the government reviews the causes of record unemployment and inactivity among 16-24 year-olds, it needs to continue to build on the Youth Guarantee to ensure that all young people can access the support they need."
Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.
'After overseeing a 70 per cent decline in WBD’s share price...
If Paramount prevails, Zaslav could walk away with $700mn to $800mn from his equity and option package'.
This is why employees and voters are frustrated and angry. What's in it for them? www.ft.com/content/fa72...
Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition on.ft.com/4q7rqU0
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Equality? Payouts at last agreed but original Supreme Court ruling 2012. Ridiculous process, how about Labour addressing the awful state of pay equality for women while extending application of equal pay rightly to disabled people and ethnic minorities www.bbc.com/news/article...
Commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation, IES evaluated
Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, that supports young people looking for work and claiming Universal Credit. Learn more about participant feedback in the animation below. Report & full animation here: bit.ly/48mrkRe
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
Pay untransparency? Where is HR?
UK employers less likely to disclose salary or to offer perks amid hiring slump - www.ft.com/content/e951...
'ho, ho, ho..
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker - www.ft.com/content/de36...
status: the reward that dare not speak its name but remains hugely powerful. Funny but tragic.
How flattery became a big, beautiful industry - www.ft.com/content/1f98...
remember that strike in Sweden a couple of years ago at Tesla refusing to recognise a union? Its still going on. Fascinating piece here on it linking to creation of Swedish ER system after strikes in 1930s.
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Business chides Reeves for not kick-starting growth in the Budget - its
“bloody exhausting digesting this smorgasbord of stuff compared to the promises of big reform and big ideas [Labour] gave when they came in”.
Exactly!
And bloody depressing.. www.ft.com/content/887d...
As Labour announces new curbs on migration, ever wondered what happens to the women affected?
‘This endless journey towards equity and equality’: Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/endles...
The ceo of Brompton sd putting “a barrier between working people and the innumerable benefits of cycling” felt short-sighted..the scheme played a vital role in the especially marked shift away from cars towards cycling over the past 15 years in London on.ft.com/4i0PpkZ
Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration.
Highlights huge incidence of gender violence in illegal migration channels, as our Home Secretary is set to make regular channels tougher. And uk record on gbv nothing to write home about...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/endles...
Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory -
'This is pay for unchecked power, not pay for performance,” said New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli'
on.ft.com/3LpFJV3
“A cross-government approach is needed to reduce work-related illness and absence. While we should build on the wealth of good practice and foster a ‘race to the top’, we must also raise the floor, ensuring that all work meets minimum standards that support health, productivity and retention. Poor quality work, including insecure contracts, excessive or irregular hours, high demands with low control, and weak workplace relationships, can be as damaging to health as unemployment. Work-related ill-health is also a significant problem in public service sectors, including health and teaching, where the government has greater leverage to be able to influence working conditions.”
📢New blog! IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social reflects on the Keep Britain Working Review, considering how the recommendations can be best implemented by both government and employers, when taking a 'whole-system' approach and embedding good work as a foundation for health. Read: bit.ly/4qRgGdG
A lesson for UK boardrooms: you get what you pay for -
'Director pay is like board members themselves: it’s the quality and attitude that counts at least as much as the number.'
on.ft.com/4oIk2y0
“There’s a risk we end up with a 2nd Gilded Age”
32% of moderate-income households (earning $42,000-$84,000pa) endured food insecurity in 2023, 39% found healthcare unaffordable and 33% housing hardship.
The poverty rate is 25%: vs the national rate 13%
on.ft.com/47KNWKZ
My letter in @financialtimes.com today defending the minimum wage.
City bosses’ recruitment blues cut little ice here - on.ft.com/3WNftGx
Trump told Fox News that Pelosi’s retirement was “a great thing for America. She was evil, corrupt and only focused on bad things for our country.'
This lack of empathy, humanity and generosity is the most obnoxious, dangerous trait of Trump and populism.
on.ft.com/3Xl505f
Reeves plans £2bn Budget raid on UK retirement savings - really dumb.
It "may well result in employers reconsidering the generosity of their pension offer.
“At a time when millions are not saving enough, this is a backward step,” he added.
on.ft.com/482NXev
Number of British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply -
Really?! The LPC puts it at 400k and as for disincentives to do so, as noted '3 employers were successfully prosecuted last year
on.ft.com/4qMtYbi
GSK’s retreat on diversity targets:
'Stunning' fall by GSK in ft European diversity league table 7th last year to 224th. Largely down to fall in employee net promoter score. CEOs don't realise just how badly this will impact on rec and retention espec where skill shortages persist
on.ft.com/3LtsWkk
Trump’s diversity retreat leaves European companies walking a tightrope -
Great summary of current highly dysfunctional situation on corporate diversity in the age of Trump.
'A restatement as opposed to rollback.' Really?! Or a retreat based on spineless hypocrisy?
on.ft.com/4nJJ4M2
