Expert Comment
Expert comment, ONS October Labour market statistics
"Today鈥檚 ONS鈥檚 Labour Market Overview for October is not optimistic. Without doubt the region鈥檚 labour market is in for a bumpy few months. But there is also a need to think now about the region鈥檚 future and how 2021 might play out." Professor Terence Hogarth of IER analyses what today's ONS statistics reveal about the labour market prospects for the West Midlands.
Government support for self-employed during COVID-19 outbreak: expert comment
The Chancellor鈥檚 is expected to announce government measures to support the self-employed during the coronavirus outbreak later today. Professor Chris Warhurst from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research at the 神马福利影片 comments that supporting this group of workers is more complicated than it might first appear.
Jack's Law 'an important step' towards paid bereavement leave - expert comment from Dr Erika Kispeter
A new law that gives parents who lose a child two weeks' paid bereavement leave, named Jack's Law, is to be introduced in the UK. Dr Erika Kispeter from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research comments on what this means for working parents.
Swiss women demand "more time, more money, more respect"
Dr Erika Kispeter comments on the news that women in Switzerland are taking a day of action in protest at the national pay gap between the sexes and other inequalities.
"nice work if you can get it" - Professor Chris Warhurst comments on the Government's Good Work strategy
The government has announced "the biggest package of workplace reforms for over 20 years鈥� in response to the Taylor Review into Modern Working Practices. Professor Christopher Warhurst, Director of the Warwick Institute of Employment Research, comments.