UKCES Intelligence Bulletin (Issue 6 - November 2008)

17.11.08

The focus of this e-bulletin from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is on employment and skills issues from research and policy perspectives.

In this month's spotlight feature we examine a new report by the OECD on Income Inequality.

Contents this month include (click to follow):

Employment

• Regional Labour Market Disparities are Narrowing
• Monitoring and Improving Quality in Work
• Older Men and Work in the Twenty-First Century
• Impact of the National Minimum Wage
• Cash Boost for Britain's Unemployed
• Workfare Programmes in the United States, Canada and Australia

Skills

• A Dialogue on Skills at the Workplace
• Changes in European Labour Market Skill Needs
• Comparative Analyses of Skills and Performance
• A Comparison of Training Practices in Europe
• Third Sector Skills Body
• Review of the Working in Scotland Scheme
• Up-skilling Workers in Housing and Fashion

Competitiveness

• UK Cities in the Global Economy
• Innovation and ICT Skills in Scotland
• The Importance of Regional Creativity and Diversity
• Review of Innovation in the North of England
• Report Urges Greater Role in Government for Expert Research Advisers
• ONS – National and Regional Monthly Labour Market Statistics

 

 

(The article is not available bilingually) / (Nid yw'r erthyglau ar gael yn ddwyieithog)

 

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