The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently produced some research which estimated the likelihood of different categories of jobs being automated over the coming years. Worryingly, this found that jobs which are disproportionately done by younger workers are some of the ones which are at the greatest risk of being automated. David Kingman ponders… Read more »
Category: Employment
Book review: “Hired” by James Bloodworth – undercover in low-wage Britain
“Hired: six months undercover in low-wage Britain” paints a vivid picture of life in some of the toughest corners of the world of work. It also – as Angus Hanton, Co-founder of IF, reports – raises issues of intergenerational fairness
Are Millennials really “generation side-hustle”?
There’s a suspicion that lots of Millennials need supplementary jobs to make ends meet, or to prosper. David Kingman looks at the reality of side-hustling
Is going to university worth the cost? Not always, suggests new research
New research based on the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset sheds more light on the complex question of whether obtaining a university degree is worth the financial cost of doing so. David Kingman reports
New data highlight continued growth of zero-hours contracts in the UK
David Kingman looks at the latest statistics on the growing use of zero-hours contracts
Record employment not helping working-age families avoid poverty, new research shows
David Kingman looks at the findings of a new piece of research into the living standards
Apprenticeship levy could do more harm than good, warns IFS
David Kingman looks at the criticisms of the government’s new apprenticeship levy made recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Will “modern industrial strategy” help young people?
David Kingman looks at what we know so far about the government’s “modern industrial strategy” and considers its implications for young people
Another year passes: intergenerational birthday blues
Contributing to our ongoing Vox Pop series, an IF supporter from Kent foresees a gloomy intergenerational conversation with his sons, and cannot – alas! – find reasons to be more optimistic
New JRF research highlights the changing face of Britain’s poverty
David Kingman looks at the latest evidence from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the shifting profile of poverty in the UK