[IER] Government boasts drop in unemployment, but what are those jobs like?

Fri Jul 22 13:39:55 BST 2016

IER News Brief 22/07/16

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Friday 22nd July 2016

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The government this week has boasted a fall in the unemployment rate to 4.9%, but with the number of people in insecure roles such as zero-hour contracts also rising <http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=f257b19fce&e=71131c031b> , we wonder about the quality of that work. The Guardian this week published the account of one worker on a zero-hour contract <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=94b4b4951c&e=71131c031b>  who provided insight into the extraordinary conditions people experiencing when in insecure employment.

Today is also "Take out the Trash" day, when the government releases a slew of often unpopular announcements just before parliament goes on its summer break. The Mirror has a breakdown of 11 pieces of bad news dumped this week <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=526bdb355c&e=71131c031b>  including that the UK Commission for Employment and Skills - a special body to promote apprenticeships, skills and jobs - will be axed; and that nursing bursaries to help fund the training of new nurses will be replaced by loans, which must be repaid. The UK is already suffering a shortage of nurses and there are fears that reducing training support will lead to a recruitment crisis.

Lastly, for those who missed out on our Public Sector Cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights event earlier this month, Bob Kelly has produced a report outlining the discussion <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=68208cea1e&e=71131c031b> , including links to download papers and presentations for free.

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