Long a fixture of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is today a matter of science fact. But as this new technology works its way into our lives, the voices we often see amplified in the media are those most concerned …
In the UK, as elsewhere, the nature of employment is changing rapidly. The share of traditional jobs—full-time, regular, open-ended positions—is falling and a growing proportion of workers earn a living from atypical forms of employment, defined as jobs that don’t …
The UK’s lowest wage earners got some good news in 2016–their wages increased at the fastest rate in almost 20 years. For this bit of extra money in their pockets, they can thank the National Living Wage (NLW), introduced in …
Immigration from other member countries of the European Union (EU) was one of the most contentious issues in the Brexit campaign last year. Despite the controversy surrounding the topic, little attention was given to the contribution brought in recent decades …
During the global financial crisis, stocks tumbled, businesses shut down and workers were ejected from the labour market—in some cases permanently. But there are a number of ways we know that the economy is now recovering: We’ve recouped all the …