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Adroddiad COVID-19 gan yr Economi Sylfaenol Gyfunol

  Mae’r tîm o ymchwilwyr sy’n arwain gwaith economi sylfaenol WISERD wedi cyfrannu at adroddiad COVID-19, sy’n cyflwyno achos ar gyfer adnewyddu’r economi sylfaenol ar ôl i’r argyfwng o ran iechyd y cyhoedd ddod i ben. Mae’r argyfwng yn dangos pwysigrwydd yr economi sylfaenol, sef y rhan honno o’r economi sy’n cynhyrchu nwyddau a gwasanaethau…

Are there differences in volunteering in health and social care and responses to the Coronavirus in England and Wales?

This week, hundreds of thousands of volunteers reported for duty and have started helping the NHS in its fight against coronavirus. The public’s response in volunteering to assist the NHS has been one of the most positive reactions to the current coronavirus crisis. In particular, over 250,000 people living in England signed up to volunteer to provide help for…

COVID-19: ymatebion mewn cymdeithas sy’n newid yn gyflym

  Mae firws COVID-19 yn newid y ffordd rydym ni’n byw ein bywydau, ac mae ein cymdeithas a’n heconomi’n gorfod addasu. O gau ysgolion a’r newidiadau o ran asesu i rôl cymdeithas sifil a’r effaith ar weithwyr, gall ein hymchwil helpu i wneud synnwyr o rai o’r newidiadau hyn. Dros yr wythnosau nesaf, er mwyn…

Lansio menter newydd i ddatrys problem cynhyrchedd y DU

Mae ymchwilwyr WISERD ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymuno â rhwydwaith sy’n ceisio gwella cynhyrchedd yn y DU. Mae’r Athro Alan Felstead a Rhys Davies yn rhan o Ganolfan Deilliannau Cynhyrchedd Ymarfer, Ymgysylltu a Dysgu yn y Gweithle (PrOPEL), prosiect £1.95 miliwn, a gefnogir gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol (ESRC). Mae’r fenter dair blynedd,…

Why is understanding trade union membership from survey data harder than it might first seem?

Rhys Davies explores how he uncovered problems with official UK government figures on trade union presence and coverage – and how the government recognised and corrected the error.  In a time when trade union membership is decreasing in both the UK and the USA, The decline in union membership has been well documented for many…

Gender Pay Gap Transparency Legislation in the UK: How have employers responded?

The Equality Act Regulations 2017 required all firms with over 250 employees in the UK to publish their gender pay gap (GPG) annually. This paved the way for employers to focus on causes of and solutions to gender-related wage discrimination. Mandatory GPG reporting was designed to be the first step in helping firms identify their…

Michael Gove and the Miners’ Gala: Not so wide of the mark

“Just think about it, next year, both the Durham Miners’ Gala and the Notting Hill Carnival will take place in seats represented by Conservative MPs” Michael Gove, December 2019. The Durham Miners’ Gala, established in 1871, is the largest annual gathering of trade unionists in the UK. Despite the last coal mine in County Durham…

Urgent Appeals: Data and Shared Learning

WISERD researchers will continue to support the development of data repositories for strategic use within NGOs, having successfully obtained funding from the ESRC under the NGO Secondary Data Analysis Call. Dr. Jean Jenkins and Dr. Katy Huxley will build on previous work with partners the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), who campaign for decent work and…

WISERD yn lansio gwasanaeth UnionMaps rhyngweithiol

Heddiw, mae WISERD yn cyflwyno gwasanaeth rhyngweithiol newydd sy’n galluogi defnyddwyr i weld data am aelodau undebau yn ardaloedd dros 400 o awdurdodau unedol a lleol Prydain. Mae UnionMaps yn galluogi defnyddwyr i gynhyrchu adroddiadau ardal o aelodaeth undebau ar gyfer lleoliad penodol neu edrych ar sut mae mesurau gwahanol o aelodaeth undebau yn amrywio…

Cyflwyniad WISERD yng Nghyngres 2019 y TUC

Ddydd Llun 9fed Medi, bydd rhai o ymchwilwyr WISERD Prifysgol Caerdydd, Steve Davies, Rhys Davies, Helen Blakely, Katy Huxley a Wil Chivers, yn cyflwyno gerbron Cyngres y TUC ganfyddiadau diweddaraf ein hymchwil i aelodau undebau llafur y deyrnas. Bydd 151ain gynhadledd flynyddol y gyngres yng Nghanolfan Brighton a bydd yno gannoedd o gynadleddwyr i gynrychioli…