TV Presenter Laura Whitmore is the latest celebrity to be announced as a contestant in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. She will be thrown together with an unknown professional and take on tangoing and waltzing to the delight …
Welcome the first One Minute Monday of 2016! This week we examine UK productivity in just one very productive minute. Improving the UK’s productivity is something that the Chancellor prioritised in his ‘Fixing the Foundations’ plan for the economy. Productivity …
The sharp slowdown we’ve seen in productivity since 2008 has been a puzzle for some time now. As part of the UK Commission’s work on improving our understanding of the puzzle, we have – together with our partners LLAKES – …
Between December 2014 and April 2015, Ipsos MORI surveyed 100 Captains of Industry and followed up with 20 in-depth interviews on behalf of UKCES, focusing on management and leadership skills. Captains are executive board-level directors and chairs from the top …
The UK’s productivity puzzle has politicians, economists and commentators scratching their heads. While the economic recovery has been marked by rising employment, productivity growth has not followed. In fact, had productivity continued to rise at the pre-recession rate, it would …
Today saw the launch of Building productivity in the UK - the latest publication from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). As contributors to the report, research and findings from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) helped …
Retail and hospitality represent two of the largest sectors in the UK economy, employing 5.7 million people across the UK. That’s one in five of all jobs. Yet low pay and high staff turnover continue to be the hall marks …
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