News tagged with labour market
Deciding to have a baby is an easier step for public sector workers
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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Working for the public sector is good for fertility, according to new Economic and Social Research Council funded research at the University of Oxford. The study, which examined patterns of employment and childbearing decisions ...
Engaged employees deliver improved business performance
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research indicates that in the UK and US as many as 70% of employees may not be engaged at work. Therefore, it is not surprising that employee engagement has become something of a hot topic amongst business ...
Study says West Midlands bearing brunt of recession and will take longest to recover
Sep 15, 2009 |
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New research by the University of Warwick Institute for Employment Research shows that says West Midlands is bearing brunt of recession in the UK and is the region that will take longest to recover.
Do labour market trends worsen mental health in the young?
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Mental health in young people worsens in line with trends in the labour market. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied data from 1985 to 2002 and found that, across ten European countrie ...
A combination of education methods could be the key for some students aiming for higher education
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Jul 24, 2009 |
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Dr Geoff Hayward from Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, who led the research points out, a high proportion of those with combined academic and vocational qualifications gained their qualifications ...
Does Size Matter? Study shows Taller People Earn More Money
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Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Taller men are able to earn more money than their shorter counterparts simply because taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, this according to a study published in The Economic Re ...
Financial crisis increases suicides and homicides
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Market crashes could lead to rises in homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a study published in today's Lancet.
New study on biethnicity in the workplace
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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New research carried out at the University of Leicester suggests that Barack Obama has become a 'glorious mascot' for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.
