ReWAGE News Archive
Brexit exacerbated labour shortages in the UK, but is not the only cause
The end of free movement has exacerbated recruitment issues faced by UK employers, a major new report from ReWAGE and the Migration Observatory at Oxford University has shown. However, Brexit is by no means the only reason for the shortages, and the pandemic, international sector-specific labour shortages, and an increase in early retirement have been more important factors.
Spotlight on: Professor Tracy Shildrick (Newcastle University)
ReWAGE is fortunate in having some of the UK鈥檚 foremost thinkers on its Expert Group, drawn from leading universities and research organisations from across the UK. Between them they have a huge breadth of knowledge, covering such subjects as the labour market, job quality, employment relations and the changing nature of work. This week, we鈥檙e focusing on Professor Tracy Shildrick, who is our expert on low paid and insecure work.
Monitoring UK job quality 鈥� developing a new approach
A ReWAGE sub-group was convened to conduct a feasibility study into whether job quality can be measured using some of the information already available in large-scale national data sources such as the Annual Population Survey and the Census of Population, which would enable the government to demonstrate the impact of its Good Work Plan.
The sub-group's evidence paper and a short summary of the feasibility study have now been published.