Shadow minister for employment Brendan O'Connor said the labour force participation rate was in “free fall” and that this showed “people have stopped looking for work”. Is that true?
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Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said Australian wages growth is at record lows. Is that true?
The latest figures show a slight rise in migration to the UK, but there is nothing new to get excited about.
There doesn’t need to be sub-standard jobs in order for there to be enough jobs to go around.
South Africa’s government should put more effort into developing concrete strategies for dealing with the factors preventing the removal of the critical constraints on economic growth.
It’s a turbulent time for the global economy – here’s what to expect.
The global game of supply and demand that lets UK doctors move abroad for better pay is the same force pushing down salaries at home.
Could the surge of worker and popular resistance worldwide provide the global trade union movement with an opportunity to take the lead in developing a broad coalition of social forces?
South Africa’s unemployment figures have been stubbornly high over the past two decades. One policy measure that could help alleviate the pressure is a youth wage subsidy.
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Brighton
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Director of the King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Professor of Work and Employment, King's College London
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