Employment

  • 05/02/2016

    Published output

    The PSE team have published the results of the Northern Ireland PSE survey research, the findings of the PSE UK qualitative research in Northern Ireland and the methodolgy and impact of the PSE community collaboration project in the following publications and journal papers.

    Books 'Child Poverty in Northern Ireland: Results from the Poverty and Social Exclusion Study' by Mike Tomlinson, Paddy Hillyard and Grace Kelly

    In 'Beneath the Surface: Child Poverty in Northern Ireland', (pp. 11-34,  Chapter 2) Belfast: Child Poverty Alliance (2014)

    Summary

    Subjects: Deprivation, Employment, Families, Northern Ireland, Poverty measurement
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  • 29/01/2016

    Journal papers

    Find out why policy needs to shift from Broken Britain to Britain's broken labour market, and how the commitment to neo-liberalism is resulting in devastating, socially harmful consequences. Explore the Journal papers based on the PSE UK research.

    Subjects: Benefits, Child poverty, Deprivation, Disability, Discrimination, Early intervention, Employment, Families, Gender, Housing, Low pay, Necessities, Northern Ireland, Older people, Parenting, Pensions, Shame, Social networks, The troubles
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  • 21/01/2016

    PSE Scotland Conference, 2014

    Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland and the UK 20 August 2014 Scotland’s People Centre, Edinburgh 

    Comparing people’s actual living standards with the minimum standards which the public thinks everyone should have, there are in Scotland: 

    • almost one million people cannot afford adequate housing conditions 

    • 800,000 people are too poor to engage in common social activities 

    • over a quarter of a million children and adults aren’t properly fed. 

    Subjects: Child poverty, Deprivation, Employment, Fuel poverty, Gender, Parenting, Poverty measurement, Public services, Scotland, Social exclusion
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  • 07/10/2013

    Work

    This conceptual note explores work, paid and unpaid, looks at how the PSE research can examine the impact of the trend to an economy based on higher levels of low pay and insecurity and the impact of this on the extent to which paid work reduces poverty. The PSE also explores the quality of work in terms of aspects such as job security, control, flexibility, physical and social environment, anti-social hours and overall satisfaction. And finally the PSE study explores unpaid work and captures estimates of time spend on various forms of unpaid work covering work in the house, caring and voluntary work.

    Subjects: Employment, In-work poverty, Low pay, Unpaid labour, Work skills, Working papers
    Category: Conceptual notes
  • 11/06/2013

    Links between employment and risk of poverty in EU

    Changes in the number of jobless households don't explain very much of the diversity in poverty rates in Europe during the economic upswing prior to 2008, according to a new paper from Eurostat, the EU's statistical body.

    The paper examines the distribution of individual jobs between households in EU countries, the link between individual employment rates and household employment rates, and the relationship between employment (at both levels of aggregation) and poverty.

    Subjects: Employment, Europe
    Category: Reports
  • 29/10/2012

    Childcare costs ‘eroding work incentives’

    High childcare costs mean that having a full-time job is no longer worthwhile for many second earners in families on middle and low incomes, according to the Resolution think-tank.  Its report calls for a major change in the childcare system to ensure work is always worthwhile.

    Subjects: Social care, Employment, Families
    Category: Reports
  • 07/07/2012

    Impact of crisis on wages and working conditions in Europe

    Wage moderation, pay freezes and sometimes pay cuts have been experienced in most EU member states in recent years, according to a report. The global crisis has hit vulnerable groups particularly hard.

    The study, by a Dublin-based research group, examines the relationship between trends in earnings and working conditions in Europe since the crisis of 2008–2010.

    Subjects: Europe, Employment
    Category: Reports
  • 15/06/2012

    ‘Hidden’ workers trapped in low-paid, insecure jobs

    ‘Hidden’ workers employed by public service contractors are often trapped in low-paid, insecure jobs where being badly treated is a normal part of working life, according to a trade union report.

    The report summarises a two-year project to help the workers involved.

    Key findings As many as 1 in 4 people working in public services (around 1.2 million in total) are now employed by private contractors. Many are migrant workers. Outsourced workers often face poor working conditions and have only limited knowledge of their employment rights. Vulnerability and insecurity make workers scared to challenge abuse of their employment rights. Trade unions have a clear role in countering unrestrained managerial power and restoring the dignity of vulnerable workers.

    Source: The Hidden Workforce, UNISON

    Link: Report

    Subjects: Employment, Trade unions
    Category: Reports
  • 14/06/2012

    Supporting children in poverty – official guidance

    Government guidance has been published on how to help families, parents and children overcome the causes and consequences of disadvantage and poverty. It is based on evaluation evidence from the child poverty pilots conducted between 2009 and 2011.

    The guidance is aimed at local authorities and their partner organisations in the voluntary, community and private sectors. It includes materials developed by practitioners delivering the pilot activities.

    Subjects: Child poverty, Debt, Employment
    Category: Reports
  • 09/05/2012

    Employment trends set to increase poverty and inequality by 2020

    A new study has warned that relative poverty and inequality are set to rise by 2020 as a result of changes in the structure of employment.

    The Joseph Rowntree Foundation study combines employment projections with a tax and benefit model to simulate the distribution of household income, poverty and inequality.

    Subjects: Employment, Income distribution, Poverty measurement
    Category: Reports

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