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Ethnic entrepreneurship: concept paper [2010]

Explores the development of ethnic entrepreneurship and reviews the role of policy interventions in that process, with the aim of creating an environment conducive to setting up and developing small a...

Flexible working: small business solutions [2010]

Looks at some definitions of flexible working and at the implications for small businesses. Argues that the current statutory procedure for flexible working acts as a barrier for small businesses. C...

OECD employment outlook 2010: moving beyond the jobs crisis [2010]

Provides an assessment of labour market developments and prospects in member countries. Focuses on the labour market impact of the recession and why it has been so uneven across OECD countries. Draw...

Staff of Scottish local authority social work services, 2009 (Statistics publication notice: health and care series) [2010]

Contains statistics obtained from the staffing census to provide an overall picture of demand for, supply of, and outcomes from, the social care workforce. Includes information about vacancies, the p...

Future jobs: future communities [2010]

Demonstrates the community benefit generated through the delivery of the Future Jobs Fund, which is an employment programme primarily aimed at unemployed young people, by the Third Sector Consortium i...

Building a low-carbon economy: the UK's innovation challenge [2010]

Reviews the adequacy of research and innovation arrangements related to achieving UK climate change goals. Explores the need for public funding and policy measures to support the development of low-ca...

Measuring investment in intangible assets in the UK: results from a new survey, IN Economic and Labour Market Review, Vol 4 No 7 Jul 2010, pp66-71 [2010]

Presents the results of the Investment in Intangible Asset (IIA) Survey, which was launched by the Office of National Statistics in October 2009. Explains that it is a new survey of firms in the UK, ...

Avoiding a lost generation: preparing young people for work now and in the future - recommendations of the REC UK Youth Employment Taskforce [2010]

Discusses the impact of the current economic recession and its effect on young people's job prospects. Argues that a whole generation of young people (16 to 24 year olds) risks being affected by long ...

Skills and the small firm: a research and policy briefing [2010]

Summarises current debates about small firms and their training regimes, looking in particular at two opposing views: that small firms do not train; or that they develop skills in informal ways that a...

Encouraging small firms to invest in training: learning from overseas (Praxis no 5) [2010]

Examines the lessons the UK can learn from overseas on policies to encourage small firms to invest in training. Identifies and explores the main barriers to training experienced by small firms. Looks ...

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