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    In the Media

    2017

     

    The FT, Economists gloomy on UK prospects for 2017

     

    The Guardian, Weak UK productivity spurs warnings of living standards squeeze

     

    The Times, Robots march on 'safe' jobs of middle class

     

    The Guardian, Employment is high, skills are in demand, so why isn't pay rising 

     

    The Guardian, Government accused of ignoring workers' plight as UK faces pay squeeze

     

    The FT, UK employment hits record high but productivity falls

     

    The Guardian, UK employment growth driven by foreign nationals, figures show

     

    The Guardian, UK labour market shows signs of slowing

     

    The Guardian, The UK's pay squeeze breaks all sorts or records 

     

    The Guardian, Unemployment is at its lowest since 1975, but people feel worse off

     

    The Times, Productivity puzzle gets tougher as output slumps after Brexit vote

     

    Telegraph,Why changes to how we work mean the 'bad old days' of strikes may be gone

     

    The Guardian, UK households 'at breaking point' as real wages continues to fall  

     

    The FT, Pay squeeze continues for British workers

     

    The Guardian, Agency staff collectively underpaid £400 million a year, charity claims

     

    The Guardian, Fall in employment rate spells end of UK jobs boom 

     

    The Guardian, The UK jobs engine isn't working any more

     

    The Times, Recruiters fear Britain is running out of workers

     

    2016

     

     

    The FT, Membership of reformed EU seen as vital to economic security

     

    The FT, Economic Rebalancing in UK remains elusive 

     

    The Guardian, UK unemployment falls but wage growth weakens 

     

    The Independent, One in ten UK workers are not British, statistics show 

     

    The Guardian, Number of EU workers in Britain remains above 2m 

     

    The Telegraph, UK employment hits another record as wages climb 

     

    Daily Mail, Graduates accepting jobs in coffee shops or call centres 

     

    The Independent, One in six British workers ‘overeducated for their job’

     

    The Guardian, One in three UK workers are in the wrong job, ONS figures claim 

     

    The FT, The secretary has become an endangered species

     

    The Guardian, Flexibility is the new injustice inflicted on the working class

     

    The FT, UK households face freeze in living standards as inflation rises

     

    The Guardian, Britain’s new chancellor hasn’t had the baptism of fire many predicted

     

    The FT, Inflation and what it means for your finances 

     

    The Telegraph, Annual leave is at highest since 2007 

     

    The Guardian, UK wage growth slows as employment rises 

     

    The Guardian, Pre-referendum surge brings big rise in number of EU workers in UK

     

    The Guardian, More than 900,000 UK workers now on zero hours contracts

     

    The Telegraph, UK jobs market shakes off Brexit fears as employment hits fresh high 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2015

     

    The FT, UK pay rises at fastest pace for six years

     

    The FT, Osborne bets on higher pay and consumer spending

     

    The Express, Cameron hails jobs miracle

     

    The Guardian, UK productivity growth is weakest since second world war

     

    The FT, UK government outsourcing raises questions over pay

     

    The FT, UK unemployment rate reaches record high

     

    The FT, Labour’s zero hours clampdown highlights lack of data

     

    The FT, Employment rises to fresh high

     

    Daily Mail, Jobs joy

     

    The FT, UK unemployment plummets to six and a half year low

     

    The FT, UK workers pay up by nearly 2% in biggest rise since financial crisie

     

    The Guardian, Living wage campaigners cannot put down their placards

     

    The Guardian, UK wages growth at six year high, Carney talks interest rates

     

    The FT, UK wages rise at fastest rate since financial crisie

     

    The FT, Unemployment at lowest level for seven years

     

    The Guardian, UK unemployment rises as most new jobs go to citizens of other EU states

     

    The Guardian, Number of workers on zero hours contracts up by 19%

     

    The FT, Rises in both wages and unemployment puzzles economists

     

    The Telegraph, Will you benefit from increases in the minimum wage?

     

    The Guardian, British pay growth slows but labour market remains healthy

     

    The Guardian, UK pay growth slows to 2%

     

     

    2014​

    September - December

    Daily Mail, Britain is a nation of shop assistants

     

    The Herald, Low skilled jobs figures revealed

     

    Daily Star, Cleaning and shop jobs most common

     

    Daily Star, Britain has become a nation of cleaners

     

    The Guardian, UK unemployment falls to lowest level since 2008 financial crisis

     

    The FT, Wage growth finally outstrips inflation

     

    Daily Mail, Record number of people in work

     

    The Guardian, Unemployment: what the economists say

     

    The FT, Average weekly wages rise £1 in a year

     

    The Telegraph, Job market growth to support rise in living standards in 2015

     

    The Times, Axed staff rehired by councils in £5bn spending spree

     

    August

    The Sunday Times, The long march to higher pay

     

    The FT, Voting yes is path to full employment, says SNP

     

    The FT, UK wages fall for first time since 2009

     

    The Guardian, Shock fall in UK wages is first since 2009

     

    Daily Mail, Unemployment total falls to 2.08 million

     

    The Mirror, Delusional IDS claims we are all better off but figures disagree

     

    The Telegraph, Wage growth in shock collapse as unemployment continues to fall

     

     

    July

     

    The FT, Surge in people mixing employment with their own business

     

    The FT, More people self-employed long-term, ONS finds

     

    The FT, UK employment rate back at record high

     

    The Guardian, Unemployment figures, what the economists say

     

    The Times, Employment rises to record high but wages fail to keep pace

     

    The Guardian, Would Carlos Slim's three-day working week actually be workable

    June

    The FT, Number of home workers in UK rises to 4.2 million

     

    The Express, Record number now work from home

     

    The FT, UK employment rises at record pace

     

    The Guardian, UK unemployment, what the economists say

     

    The Times, Jobs recovery soars but pay doesn't as the economy recovers

     

    The Times, UK unemployment falls to five year low but pay growth slows

     

    The Telegraph, UK unemployment falls to five year low but wage growth slows

     

    Daily Mail, Record rise in people at work

    May

    The Telegraph, The forgotten army of over 50s women

     

    April

     

    The Times, Sharp rise in sick days taken for mental illness

     

    The Sunday Times, A nation of bosses, not shopkeepers

     

    The Telegraph, Employees on zero-hours contracts hits 1.4 million

     

    The FT, ONS survey reveals scale of zero-hours contracts

     

    The Times, Capital gains as jobs growth powers ahead in England

    March

    The Telegraph, Unemployment falls to 6.9%

     

    The FT, UK productivity shows 'signs of life'

     

    Daily Mail, Self-employed set to outstrip state staff by 2018

     

    The FT, UK unemployment holds steady at 7.2% 

    February

    The Sunday Times, Pay and productivity are both due a rise

     

    The Telegraph, Six year 'maternity breaks': your'e having a laugh?

     

    The FT, Underemployment and pay in focus ahead of UK jobs data

     

    The FT, UK unemployment rises unexpectedly to 7.2%

     

    The Telegraph, 'Mini-jobs' signal restructuring of the way we work

     

    The Guardian, Jobless total in Britain drops to 2.34 million in latest quarter

     

    The Times, Women at work in record numbers

     

    The Guardian, UK productivity gap with developed nations now widest for 20 years

     

    The Herald, Stress absence increases as number of general sick days fall in past 20 years

     

    The Guardian, Sickness absence tumbles by more than 25% since 1993

     

    Daily Mail, Briton's take 131 million sick days in a year

     

     

    January

     

    The Sunday Times, Looking for a pay, productivity and investment boost

     

    The FT, Recruiters' net fees rise in the UK as confidence gets back to work

     

    Daily Mail, Record rise in people in work puts Britain on course for rise in interest rates

     

    The Independent, Fall in jobless total is second biggest on record renewing speculation about rise in interest rates

     

    The Telegraph, UK unemployment drops to 7.1%

     

    The FT, Skills shortage threatens to curb recovery, says watchdog

     

     

     

     

    2013

     
    December
     
    DecemberBritain's economic recovery failing to boost graduate job prospects
     
    The Guardian, Self-employed workers' earnings slump by almost a third

     

    The FT, Autumn Statement 2013: NIC reforms for under=21s criticised
     
    The Guardian, City issues interest rate warning as unemployment drops to 7.4%
     
    The FT, UK workers face 'year of slim pickings'
     
     
    November
     
    The FT, UK unemployed miss out on jobs recovery
     
    The Guardian, Unemployment fall masks plight of over-50s
     
    The Independent, The underemployment crisis - nearly half of recent graduates work in jobs that don't require a degree
     
    The FT, Half of recent graduates are in non-graduate jobs
     
    The Guardian, Half of recent UK graduates stuck in non-graduate jobs, says the ONS
     
    The Telegraph, Almost half of university leavers take non-graduate jobs
     
    Daily Mail, Half of recent graduates are 'underemployed'
     
    The FT, 'Neets' figures fall to a nine month low amid concern for the future
     
    The FT, London needs higher minimum wage says report
     
    October

     

    The Guardian, UK unemployment data, 0.7% pay rise dwarfed by inflation

     

    Daily Mail, Public sector pay falls for first time in 12 years but it's still higher than private sector

     

     
    September

     

    The Telegraph, Mark Carney keeps an eagle eye on jobless

     

    The FT, Estate agents lead way in UK job growth

     

    The Telegraph, Strong jobs market helped by rising house prices

     

    The FT, Skilled tradesmen in decline amid rise of the managers

     

    The Telegraph, Britain's fastest growing jobs

     

    The FT, Data show yawning productivity gap between UK and G7 peers

     

    The Guardian, Productivity gap between UK and other G7 nations widens to largest in 20 years

     

    The FT, Progress on female employment slows and may be stalling

     

    The Guardian, UK women remain concentrated in lower paid work, figures show
     

    The Telegraph, Productivity rise boosts recovery hopes

     
    August​
     

    The FT, Interns keep working at BofA after colleague's death

     

    The FT, After the crash: work, men and women

     

    The Guardian, UK banks defer bonuses and beat top rate tax

     
    July​
     

    The FT, Out of work benefit claims fall at fastest pace for three years

     
    June​
    

    ​The FT, Economist's report claims women fared better in downturn

    

    ​The Telegraph, Women 'fared better than men' since recession

    

    The Huffington Post,  Employment through recruitment agencies at a six month high

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    May
    

    ​The FT, Data confirm jobs recovery has stalled

    

    ​The Telegraph, Number of stay at home mothers drop as more women seek work

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    ​April 

     

    ​The FT, Thatcher's quest left 'lasting scar' on economy

    

    The Independent, Unemployment up as stay at home mothers head back to work

    

    ​The Telegraph, Public sector pay growth outstrips private sector

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    The Express, Full pain of public sector job cuts still to be felt

    

    Evening Standard, Government to speed up public sector job cuts

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    The Scotsman, Public sector job cuts, full pain still to be felt 
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    The Birmingham Post, Public sector job cuts to quicken

    

    Manchester Evening News, Public sector jobs

    

    Liverpool Echo, Public sector job cuts to quicken

    

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    March
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    The FT, Public sector share of jobs to plunge

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    The FT, Budget 2013: experts decry flagship business measure

    

    The FT, A pragmatic kind of obsession

     

    The FT, UK productivity shows further decline

    

    The Huffington Post ,UK saw employment rise and jobs boom in 2012, says study

     

    Evening Standard, Recession? What recession? Study shows UK saw jobs ‘boom’ in 2012

    

    The Guardian, Cyprus crisis gives George Osborne the political cover he needs

    

    The Times, Capital gains as jobs growth powers ahead in England

    

    The Times, Slow growth in pay threatens hope of consumer led recovery

    

    The Telegraph, Record employment masks shock rise in youth unemployment

    

    The Telegraph, Budget 2013: Osborne must cut taxes, economists say

    

    Daily Mail, It's a record - 24 million now working in public sector​

    

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    February

     

     

    The Times, Not all good news: Growing employment may disguise a less competitive economy

     

    The Times, Immigrants take 75% of all jobs created over last 15 years

    

    The Independent, Unemployment falls  to a near two year low as figures show huge increase in employment

     

    The Daily Mail, Number of people in employment hits record level with almost 30 million in work - but the squeeze on wages continues

     

    The FT, Jobs creation grows but wages suffer

     

    The Telegraph, One in seven workers made redundant since recession

     

    The FT, Brian Groom, Employers less likely to shed workers

     

    BBC News, UK unemployment total falls to 2.5m​

     

    The Huffington Post, Redundancy figures show one In seven Brits has lost their job since 2008,

    men worse hit over five years

     

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    January

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    The Guardian,​ â€‹â€‹Fall in productivity takes shine off UK employment figures

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    The Guardian, â€‹We need employment statistics that confront political spin

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    The FT, 'Zombies' seen to hold back economy

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    The Guardian, UK unemployment: what the experts say

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    The Telegraph, Unprecedented pay squeeze signals 'jobs without growth' economy

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    BBC News, UK unemployment total falls to 2.49 million

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    The Express, Britain's Working...as record 30m have a job

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    The Evening Standard, Self-employed could mask true unemployment, warns TUC

     

    ​The FT, Embattled British Workers Still Smiling

     

     

    2012

     

    December

    

    The Guardian, Workers face 'hard year of slog' in 2013

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    The Times, Insecurity reigns – it’s more of the same in 2013

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    The Telegraph, Britain's workforce heading for 'hard-slog year'

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    Morning Star, Con-Dem austerity to make 2013 Year of the Hard Slog

     

    The FT, Slower Jobs Market Forecast for 2013 

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    BBC News, UK employment to reach 30 million, says CIPD

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    The FT, Unemployment Hits Record Levels

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    ITV News, After Speeding Like Bolt the Olympic Jobs Boost has Slowed

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    Daily Star, Biggest Jobless Fall in 10 Years

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    The FT, UK Recruitment Rates Show Strength

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    The FT, More People At Work in England and Wales

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    Sunday Sun, Eight Million Short of Work

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    Management Today, Is the Future More Jobs for Less Pay?

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    The Evening Standard, Eight Million Britons Short of Work, Says Leading Economist

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    The Telegraph, Eight Million Britons Short of Work, Says Philpott

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    International Business Times, Public Retail Sector Job Cuts Adding to UK Female Unemployment

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    The Times, Don't Let Your Budget Be Blown Off Track

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    The Independent, Budget Watchdog Forecasts Further Public Sector Jobs Cuts

    

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    November

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    Channel 4, Underemployment Rises to Affect One in Ten Worker

     

    Daily Mail, Three Million Now Underemployed 

     

    The Times, Part-Time Workers Push For Longer Hours

     

    The FT, One in Ten Workers Now Unemployed

     

    The Standard, The Rise and Rise of Underemployment

     

    The FT,  Jobs Preservation Key in UK Downturn

     

    The Independent, Working But Not For Long Enough

     

    The Telegraph, Number of Underemployed Workers Jumps: Reaction

     

    The Telegraph​, Young Jobless 'Scar' Starts to Heal as More Begin Work

     

    The FT, Public Sector Pay Outpaces Private

     

    The FT, Employment Set to Continue Growing

     

    The FT, Youth Employment Falls 

     

     

    OCTOBER

     

    The Guardian, Employment Rises to Suprise Record High

     

     

    Channel 4, Employment Rises to Suprise Record High

     

     

    The Sun, Employment Soars by 212000 to Record High

     

    Personnel Today, Labour Market Data: Mini Jobs Maximum Confusion

     

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    Selected Archive Press

    

    The Times, The data says employment is up, but is the data right?​

     

    The FT, ​UK bonuses rise as bankers’ payouts fall

     

    The FT, Suprise Fall in Unemployment

     

    The FT, UK: A Disuniting Kingdom

     

    The FT, 'Madonna Generation' in Vogue at work

     

    The FT, Business Warned Over Lack of Workplace Trust

    19 February 2014
    19 February 2014
    Discussion on labour market statistics with particular focus on underemployment
    19 February 2014
    19 February 2014
    Discussion on the labour market and 'mini-jobs' report
    26/01/14
    26/01/14
    The World this Weekend

    Discussion on the 'productivity puzzle'
    11/09/2013
    11/09/2013
    BBC News Channel discussion on employment, unemployment and pay trends
    10/09/2013
    10/09/2013
    Discussion on trends in pay and the cost of living
    11/09/2013
    11/09/2013
    Simon May Drive show, BBC Radio 2, Interview on employment, unemployment and pay figures
    04/06/2013
    04/06/2013
    17/04/13
    17/04/13
    BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo
    17/04/13
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    BBC Radio 4 PM
    04/04/13
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    In Business BBC Radio 4
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