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Employees’ ability to influence decisions at work is one of the most important factors affecting their motivation and psychological well-being, and is also associated with good physical health. This report examines the trends in different types of employee control in British workplaces, and presents a mixed picture.

Mae’r gwerthusiad yn defnyddio methodoleg dulliau cymysg, gan gynnwys elfen feintiol wedi’i seilio ar setiau data presennol. Mae’r gwerthusiad yn adrodd am ddau ganfyddiad allweddol ond cydgysylltiedig. Y cyntaf yw bod tystiolaeth gref i awgrymu bod CBC yn arbennig o werthfawr o ran helpu myfyrwyr i gael eu derbyn i addysg uwch. Mae’n ymddangos bod…

Polisi blaenllaw Llywodraeth Cymru ar addysg y blynyddoedd cynnar (ar gyfer plant rhwng 3 a 7 oed) yng Nghymru yw’r Cyfnod Sylfaen. Trwy nodi gwyriad radical oddi wrth y dull mwy ffurfiol, yn seiliedig ar gymhwysedd oedd yn gysylltiedig â Chwricwlwm Cenedlaethol blaenorol Cyfnod Allweddol 1, mae’n eirioli dull datblygiadol, arbrofol, yn seiliedig ar chwarae…

The aim of the 2011 ESF Leavers Survey is to assist in assessing the effectiveness of labour market interventions delivered under ESF. Telephone interviews were conducted with over six thousand people who had left an ESF project delivered under Priorities 2 and 3 of the Convergence Programme and Priorities 1 and 2 of the Competitiveness…

The importance of the early years is well understood within the Welsh Government. Since2003 work has been underway to develop effective interventions in this area, such as the Flying Start programme. However, the question of what works best and is most effective remains important. Events such as this that bring colleagues from the policy, academic…

If the race is already halfway run even before children begin school,then we clearly need to examine what happens in the earliest years (Esping-Anderson 2004).

Work is an important feature of the modern Welsh economy. A lot is known about pay, but less is known about other features of work such as what skills do jobs require, how relevant are qualifications for work, and how does training and learning compare with other parts of Britain. This report provides some answers.

This document updates and extend our previous analysis on the public-private sector wage differential using six new quarters of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The data are split into two sub-samples – 2009Q1-2010Q4 and 2011Q-2012Q3. The results presented are based on a linear regression of log-hourly earnings against independent variables. The measure of pay we…

Access to higher education (HE) has become an extremely controversial area of policy, as successive UK administrations have sought to balance increasing student fees with ensuring that HE is open to individuals from as wide a range of social backgrounds as possible. There have also been numerous initiatives that have sought to increase participation by…

Attitudinal data on the experience of work and the intrinsic quality of work in Wales are relatively rare. This report offers unique insights into the stresses and strains of work, the attitudes of workers towards employment and who they work for, and the fear of job loss.