UK employers affected by the pandemic have been able to put their employees on furlough thanks to the coronavirus job retention scheme, with the government covering 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500. The furlough scheme ...
Economics & Business
Jun 17, 2021
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Working conditions, mass layoffs and other economy-related reasons could explain the rises and falls in temporary disability rates.
Economics & Business
May 5, 2021
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Areas in Sweden with early access to electricity at the start of the 1900s underwent rapid change. Electrification led to more strikes, but it was not those who were threatened by the new technology who protested. Instead, ...
Economics & Business
Apr 28, 2021
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Living in social housing is no longer an accurate indicator of prosperity, with new research indicating a narrowing of the gap between social renters and the private sector in terms of income, job status and social class.
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2021
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Spain is among the five countries in the world with the highest levels of social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people and rights, and was the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriages, in 2005. In 2019, 3.1% of marriages ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2021
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Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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Francisco Grimaldo, professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Valencia (UV), together with Mexican researchers, has developed a computer model that allows simulating the effect of extortion on companies ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2021
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Canada could be sitting on a significant untapped resource, as the number of Ph.D. holders in this country rises, but persistent barriers make it hard for them to put their skills to work. According to a new expert panel ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said Monday, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost.
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2021
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We have not all been in this together, according to research from Oxford, which shows the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in aggravated economic and mental health inequality. The study, published by PNAS (Proceedings of the ...
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2020
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