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The 1984-85 miners’ strike has once again hit the headlines, despite ending 36 years ago. This time what has grabbed the media’s attention is a claim by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Margaret Thatcher’s closure of the pits after the strike was part of a green, eco-strategy of the Conservative government. On a visit to…

Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi enillydd ein Cystadleuaeth Poster PhD WISERD 2021 flynyddol. Muhao Du o Brifysgol Caerdydd sydd wedi ennill y wobr am ei boster – ‘Finding Harmony in Hardship: experiences of expatriates in subsidiaries of Chinese MNCs in the high technology sector’. Mae Emma Reardon o Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant wedi ennill…

Cyflwynodd Dr Wil Chivers ei ymchwil i ansawdd swyddi mewn sectorau tâl isel i Ganolfan Gydweithredol Cymru mewn seminar. Roedd ei gyflwyniad, a roddwyd ar y cyd â Dr Sarah Jenkins o Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, yn gofyn: “A all cwmnïau cydweithredol/busnesau sy’n eiddo i’r gweithwyr wella ‘swyddi gwael’?” Mae ansawdd swyddi wedi cael mwyfwy o…

Within England and Wales, March 21st, 2021 is census day. Taking place every 10 years, the census provides the most accurate estimate of the population and a detailed account about people and the households in which they live. The data is vital to understanding our society and in providing information that is necessary to support the…

Mae Dr Sioned Pearce yn tynnu sylw at effaith COVID-19 ar ddiweithdra ymhlith pobl ifanc. Mewn cyfweliad â BBC Cymru, dywedodd fod y pandemig wedi “gwaethygu materion ansicrwydd” i bobl ifanc sydd â chontractau sero awr, gwaith rhan-amser a swyddi â chyflog isel.  

UK unemployment has risen to its highest in two years this month, from 3.9% in March to 4.1% in September. Young people aged 16-24 have been hit hardest and, to date, one-third of 18-24 year olds (excluding students) are unemployed or furloughed as a result of COVID-19, compared to one in six of 25-40 year…

Ymchwil WISERD yn casglu y dadansoddiad cyntaf o ddata arolygon gweithwyr yn canolbwyntio ar weithio gartref ar gyfer Astudiaeth Covid-19 Deall Cymdeithas. Mae canfyddiadau’r ymchwil yn amlygu’r ffaith y bydd gweithio gartref yn cael ei dderbyn fel y drefn arferol, hyd yn oed pan does dim angen cadw pellter cymdeithasol mwyach. Gyda 9 allan o…

Hoffai naw o bob deg gweithiwr sydd wedi gweithio gartref yn ystod y cyfnod clo barhau i wneud hynny i ryw raddau, mae ymchwil yn awgrymu. Mae’r adroddiad, gan academyddion ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd a Phrifysgol Southampton, yn cyflwyno’r dadansoddiad cyntaf o ddata arolwg gweithwyr sy’n canolbwyntio ar weithio gartref, a gasglwyd ar gyfer Understanding Society Covid-19…

In late March 2020, we were told – by the Prime Minister no less – to work at home if we could.  How many workers were able to respond to this call and what effect did this have on their mental well-being? Alan Felstead (Cardiff University and PrOPEL) and Darja Reuschke (University of Southampton) present analysis of new data…

Early data suggests 15% of people in the UK have now lost their jobs due to Covid-19. Hidden within this figure is the disproportionate impact on already marginalised and disadvantaged groups, including black and minority ethnic people, women and those without a degree. Young people are also at the sharp end this surge in unemployment, as…