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Taking action on local employment issues: how far can voluntary employment charter initiatives take us?

By Ceri Hughes and Emily Ball Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: April 6, 2017

As the Greater Manchester mayoral election approaches, a key issue on the candidates’ agendas is raising employment standards across the city. Here, Ceri Hughes from the Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit and Emily Ball from Oxfam GB discuss the policy implications of rolling out a local employment charter in Manchester, highlighting what this would mean for […]

Tagged With: Devo, devolution, employment, employment charter, inclusive growth, jobs, local politics

#BeBoldForChange: Taking stock of gender inequalities in the UK in the face of Brexit

Colette FaganHelen Norman By Colette Fagan, Helen Norman and Nina Teasdale Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 9, 2017

As the 2017 International Women’s Day global theme calls on us to ‘be bold for change’, here Professor Colette Fagan, Dr Nina Teasdale and Dr Helen Norman take stock of the UK’s gender-related policy measures. Progress towards gender equality has been uneven and often too slow Since 1957, equality between women and men has been […]

Tagged With: Brexit, employment, EU, family policy, gender inequalities, international women's day

Budget 2017: Productivity is not enough, inclusive growth is the key

By John Wrathmell Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 8, 2017

As part of Policy@Manchester’s Budget coverage, John Wrathmell, Head of Strategy for New Economy, asks whether actions will follow Philip Hammond’s promising words on productivity and inclusion. The Prime Minister’s aim of wider inclusion in economic success is an important one Greater Manchester’s work on this agenda underpins the City Region’s approach Productivity is part […]

Tagged With: budget, education, employment, Greater Manchester, productivity

Automatic enrolment into workplace pensions: the view from 2016

By Hayley James Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion Posted: February 23, 2017

In December, 2016, the UK government announced there would be a review of auto-enrolment, the policy mechanism adopted in 2012 to increase saving in workplace pensions.  University of Manchester researcher Hayley James considers what is known about the impact of auto-enrolment on pension saving so far and which groups this policy is leaving behind. Since […]

Tagged With: auto-enrolment, employment, pensions

Greater Manchester – leading the way in age-friendly policy making

By Dan Jones Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted: February 17, 2017

Thursday 16th February saw the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

Tagged With: ageing, employment, Greater Manchester, neighbourhoods

What makes dads involved in childcare?

Helen NormanColette Fagan By Helen Norman and Colette Fagan Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: February 7, 2017

In most countries, mothers spend more than half the amount of time on childcare than fathers. In the UK, dads spend an average of 24 minutes caring for children for every hour that is done by women. However, most dads agree that they should be as involved in childcare as the mother, and many would […]

Tagged With: employment, family policy, gender inequalities

Good work is key to good health for the Baby Boomers

By Jan Hopkins and Martin Hyde Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted: January 6, 2017

As life expectancy continues to rise, the Baby Boomer generation are being encouraged to remain active in later life. One aspect of this is the benefit good quality employment has on health and well-being among the over 50s. However, as Martin Hyde and Jan Hopkins argue, there are still challenges to working longer with many […]

Tagged With: employment, healthy work, labour participation, life expectancy, older people

Why in-work progression matters when it comes to tackling poverty

By Anne Green Filed Under: Inclusive Growth Posted: August 2, 2016

Traditionally, policymakers have focused attention on the unemployed and  employment entry in their efforts to tackle poverty. But a recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies stressed the growing importance of labour market conditions, with greater emphasis on job quality and progression. Anne Green agrees that in-work progression is important, but highlights a number of policy challenges. […]

Tagged With: employment, poverty, unemployment

Why Brexit means less resilience to recession

By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, Brexit Posted: June 22, 2016

Some, including Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, have predicted a possible recession for the UK if the vote is for leave tomorrow. In the final countdown to polling day, Marianne Sensier argues a Brexit could lead to less resilience to recession, particularly in our regions. A few years ago, Mike Artis and I […]

Tagged With: economic policy, employment, EU referendum, europe, recession, UK regions

Ethnic diversity and UK PLC

Ken Clark By Ken Clark Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: June 11, 2015

The top UK firms need more leadership from government to close the ethnic diversity gap, argues Ken Clark. Ethnic disadvantage in the labour market has been well documented in recent years. In the UK, as in many other countries, some non-white groups face restricted access to employment and suffer lower wages when in jobs. These […]

Tagged With: BBC, Davies Review, employment, ethnic diversity, glass ceiling, High Fliers, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, KPMG, McKinsey, OECD, PwC, race

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