Research Briefing
Public sector employment and expenditure by region
Public spending and public sector employment by region.
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Research Briefing
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 16 July 2014.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment and changes of government
There is a common perception that when a government leaves office, unemployment is higher than when they entered. We look at historic data to see how accurate this claim is.
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Research Briefing
Child Poverty Act 2010: a short guide
The Child Poverty Act 2010, which received Royal Assent on 25 March 2010, fulfilled the Labour Government's commitment made in September 2008 to enshrine in legislation the target of 'eradicating' child poverty by 2020
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Research Briefing
Childcare Payments Bill
This Bill introduces a new Tax-free Childcare scheme to support eligible parents with childcare costs. Under the scheme, the Government would provide 20 per cent support on costs up to £10,000 per year for each child via an online account. The Government would top up any payments made into the account, capped at a maximum Government contribution of £2,000 a year for each child.
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Research Briefing
Bingo taxation
This note discusses the development of the current structure of bingo duty, before looking at the decision by the Government to cut the rate of bingo duty to 10% in Budget 2014.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, January 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, December 2013
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
TUPE and Pensions
This note covers the development of measures to protect occupational pensions on transfer of employment, including the 'Fair Deal' policy covering transfers from the public sector
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Research Briefing
Five things you need to know about stats on “new private sector jobs”
Politicians and the press like to quote figures for “new jobs” created in the private sector, despite the absence of a measure for “new jobs”. Changes in private sector employment are more complicated than they appear at first glance. Below are five things to consider next time you hear about new private sector jobs:
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, June 2014
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
Wales Bill 2013-14: Progress of the Bill
The Committee Stage of the Wales Bill is summarised in this note.
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Research Briefing
The National Minimum Wage: historical background
This note provides an overview of the historical background to the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
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