Apprenticeships and the National Minimum Wage
Published in Bottomline, Spring 2007 In our Summer 2006 edition of Bottomline, we presented our survey on apprenticeships in Rochdale. Having expanded our analysis to include data from our 2006 survey of jobcentre vacancies in Greater Manchester, we report here ... more
published 18th Jun 2007 14:14
updated 18th Mar 2008 11:11
Job Vacancies & Rates of Pay in Greater Manchester
Published in Bottomline, Winter 2007Our 2006 annual survey of vacancies held at Jobcentres in Greater Manchester found that the number of vacancies has remained at a high level and that there is a greater variety of jobs on offer. ... more
published 18th Jun 2007 14:14
updated 28th Aug 2007 14:14
Don't barter Holiday entitlement for NMW increase
Published in Bottomline, Winter 2007We welcome the recent Government proposal resulting from the consultation which began on 13th June 2006 about increasing the statutory minimum holiday entitlement in Britain. The proposed increase in holiday entitlement is from 20 days to ... more
published 18th Jun 2007 13:13
updated 18th Jun 2007 14:14
Casefile: Minimum Wage Update
Published in Bottomline, Summer 2004 Changes to the minimum wage regulations will take effect from 1st October 2004. The existing rates will rise, and at last the regulations are to be extended to cover young workers, having completed their compulsory ... more
published 01st Sep 2006 11:11
updated 01st Sep 2006 11:11
Apprentices and the National Minimum wage
Published in Bottomline Summer 2006.Apprenticeships have recently been in the headlines after the Equal Opportunities Commission reported a 26% pay gap between male and female apprenticeships. It was also found that apprenticeships are occupationally segregated according to gender (‘Free ... more
published 31st Aug 2006 14:14
updated 28th Aug 2007 14:14
Who's paying below the National Minimum Wage?
Published in Bottomline Summer 2005.In this article we report on our 2004 survey of job vacancies in Greater Manchester Jobcentres. This has proved over the years to be an invaluable resource in understanding the nature of the low-pay labour market ... more
published 23rd Aug 2006 11:11
updated 20th Nov 2006 16:16
Job Vacancies and Rates of Pay in GM
Published in Bottomline Winter 2005.The Unit’s 2005 annual survey of vacancies held at Jobcentres in Greater Manchester found that the number of vacancies is stable and that there is a greater variety of jobs on offer. However, Jobcentre vacancies are ... more
published 22nd Aug 2006 14:14
updated 28th Aug 2007 14:14
Age Related Pay Rates
Published Bottomline Winter 2005(The tables relating to this article are in a pdf document which will open in a new window when you click on any of the links) New measures to tackle age discrimination, published in draft form in ... more
published 17th Aug 2006 14:14
updated 20th Nov 2006 17:17





