Expert Comment
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.
It is vital victims and survivors are at the heart of child sex abuse inquiry - Dr Christine Harrison
Dr Christine Harrison, from the 神马福利影片, is available for interviews on Thursday 9 July to discuss the opening of the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales. She is an experienced social worker who has co-ordinated and taught child care and child protection social work for the last 25 years and carries out research in a number of areas, including images of child abuse.
Barclays Chief Executive sacking shows banks are failing to meet investors' profit expectations - Associate Professor Dr Lena Rethel
"The sacking of Barclay's boss Antony Jenkins is a sign that banks still struggle to develop innovative business models that meet investors' profit expectations whilst avoiding the excessive risk-taking that prevailed in the run up to the global financial crisis." says Dr Lena Rethel.
Summer Budget 2015: To Him That Hath Professor Noel Whiteside
"The Conservatives will reveal today how £12 billion of welfare savings are to be made in the summer budget. In spite of reassurances from both Chancellor and Prime Minister that this government supports ‘hard working families’ and will ‘protect the most vulnerable’, this seems pretty unlikely," says Professor Noel Whiteside.