Self-employed workers in the U.K. were among the hardest hit by the pandemic and their incomes and businesses have still not recovered.
Economics & Business
Aug 2, 2022
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For years, researchers have known that our physical and mental well-being improves when we freely give our time to help others. And when we do so through company-sponsored programs, performance-related outcomes like job satisfaction ...
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2022
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A primary purpose of special education is to equip students with disabilities for a flourishing future after graduation. Yet, the employment outcomes of youth with disabilities have continued to lag far behind their peers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Globally, dairy producers face increasing challenges regarding sustainability, including declining numbers of workers in the agricultural sector, while continuing to meet increasing demand for nutritious and affordable food. ...
Agriculture
Jul 25, 2022
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Young women's and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA), Birmingham and Brunel.
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2022
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Both the total number of hybrid self-employed entrepreneurs as well as their share of the workforce increased in Germany significantly since 2001. In 2001, there were 2.46 million hybrid self-employed entrepreneurs registered. ...
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2022
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Eighty-five percent of disabled workers in the UK say they are more productive working from home, new research by the Work Foundation reveals.
Economics & Business
Jul 11, 2022
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A new study in European Sociological Review from Umeå University shows that temporary workers receive less employer-paid training than permanent workers. However, having a union representative present at the workplace can ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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Ages 14 through 24 are marked by critical transitions as youth begin to make decisions about the future. Early employment is one type of formative experience that can have significant benefits for youths' trajectory into ...
Economics & Business
May 24, 2022
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The latest policy brief from work and employment think-tank, ReWAGE, argues that there is an urgent need to reduce rising levels of mental ill-health in the workplace and to help organizations retain and integrate employees ...
Economics & Business
May 12, 2022
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