Election 2021 Issue Brief: Inequality in Educational Attainment
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Election 2021 issue brief: The employability landscape in Scotland
Given the 2021 Scottish Election just around the corner, this article focuses on the programmes and funds for employability that are part of Scottish Government policy. The article reviews the pre and post Smith Commission periods, the recent changes due to Covid-19, and what might be coming up next for employability policy.
Homeworking – the future of work?
With the pandemic forcing many people to work from home for the first time, much has been said about how home working could influence the future of work. But which jobs are likely to be most or least affected by home working? And what are businesses saying about their experience so far?
The importance of being cautious… new labour market data today
This article provides a review of the latest (December 2020) labour market data…
Transitions from school to paid employment for adults with learning disabilities: a parent’s perspective
As part of the Fraser of Allander’s programme of work looking at support and opportunities for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, we are keen to learn from people with direct experience of living with a learning disability and those in their support network. In this blog, we hear from the parents of Andrew with their reflections about what support they feel would have helped the transition from school to paid employment.
Insights from the latest labour market data…
This article reviews the headlines from the labour market data for Scotland and the UK published in November 2020.
Mapping local job vulnerability…
This article highlights the spatial pattern of job vulnerability implied by changes in overall economic activity at a sectoral level across Scotland.
A cautionary look at what the new earnings data can tell us about the impact of the pandemic.
The Covid pandemic has had a huge impact on our working lives but tracking this in the available economic survey data has proven challenging. This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest results from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) but these too have been affected by challenges around Covid 19.
What does the latest labour market data tell us?
New labour market data were released by ONS this morning. These covered the period to the end of August. In this short article we review the key insights from these data.
Why is the labour market data proving so resilient so far during this crisis?
In this article we pull out the headline labour market data and set out some of the reasons why these headline indicators are seemingly so resilient despite what we know about the severe impact that the pandemic has had on the Scottish economy and the challenges it poses for the labour force.