Tess Lanning

Top pay: not just a public affair, by Tess Lanning

1 December 2010 | Tess Lanning

The coalition government may have got more than it bargained for when it commissioned a review of fair pay in the public sector. Today’s interim report by Will Hutton is a rousing call for a fairer society, and at a time when all politicians stake their policies to the ‘progressive’ mast, this is an extremely important contribution in defining what fair pay means across the private sector as well as the public. Read more...

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Back to what work? by Tess Lanning

5 October 2010 | Tess Lanning

There are currently more than five people chasing every vacancy in the UK. New analysis by the Institute of Public Policy Research  shows that the job market will remain highly competitive until the end of 2011 at least and a ‘jobless’ recovery is likely until 2014, according to the Office for Budget responsibility. Read more...

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The lost generation, by Tess Lanning

20 January 2010 | Tess Lanning

New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research shows that unemployment among black and mixed ethnic groups aged between 16 and 24 is higher than for any other groups. Based on the latest Labour Force Survey data, unemployment among black young people now stands at an extraordinary 48%, a 13 percentage point increase since the recession and well over twice the level of unemployment among white young people, at 20%. Read more...

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