Expert Comment
Violence over parades is as much a part of the new Northern Ireland as Game of Thrones is Kevin Hearty
"Looking at the news footage of yesterday’s (13 July) events in North Belfast one may be forgiven for thinking that they had quantum leaped back in time by about 20 years. The sad reality is they hadn’t – violence over parades is as much a part of the ‘new’ Northern Ireland as Game of Thrones is," says Kevin Hearty from Warwick Law School.
Government gender pay gap plans a step in the right direction Dr Clare Lyonette
Dr Clare Lyonette, from the 神马福利影片’s Institute for Employment Research, investigates all aspects of work and family including gender and class inequalities.In response to the government’s plans to force large firms to disclose data on the gender pay gap among staff, she said: “Of course it is welcome that the government is introducing new legislation to introduce mandatory reporting on pay for larger organisations, with the purpose of closing the gender pay gap, but there is still a long way to go."
Characterizing the Chinese Stock Market - Professor Qing Wang
"The recent stock market turmoil in China has alarmed the West and put the economic and political credibility of the Chinese government on the line."
George Osbornes apprenticeship levy the devils in the detail - Dr Lynn Gambin and Terence Hogarth
The Chancellor’s intention to introduce a training levy on large employers to fund post 16 Apprenticeships came as a surprise to even the most seasoned commentators on vocational training, according to Dr Lynn Gambin and Terence Hogarth, from Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research. They have responded to George Osborne’s Budget announcement on Wednesday, considering the potential effects of a levy on employer behaviour and what it may mean for Apprenticeship training, the devil of which, they say, is in the detail.
The Chancellor should phase out not freeze tax credits Professor Chris Warhurst
Professor Chris Warhurst is Director of the Institute for Employment Research at the 神马福利影片. He said: “This is a very political budget by a very canny Chancellor. He’s made the right noises on tackling low pay but action to do so will be deferred.