11 results

Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions

Conference Proceeding
Munro, A., Ellis, V., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (in press)
Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions
No abstract available.

The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence

Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Canduela, J. (2014)
The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence. Fraser of Allander Institute Economic Commentary, 37(3), 108-123
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on promoting the concept of employee-ownership of businesses within public policy. One of the strong drivers of this is an assu...

Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain.

Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2013)
Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12442576
Policy makers across industrialized nations have sought to increase participation in work-related training as a route to improved competitiveness. However, research conducted ...

Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., Raeside, R., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. Work, Employment and Society, 26, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426303
Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy act...

The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2012)
The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 265-274
In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is...

Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Graham, H., Egdell, V. & Shapira, M. (2012)
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.

Work related training, Labour Market Information

Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012)
Work related training, Labour Market Information. Labour Market Information,
Policy makers in Scotland, the other British nations and across the industrialised world have sought to increase participation in work-related training as a route to improved...

Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., Lindsay, C., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The Employee Demand study (UKCES, 2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. This report sets out the findings of a stu...

The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland.

Report
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2011)
The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Enterprise
This report presents the findings of an investigation into the growth performance and growth dynamics of a selection of Scottish EOBs compared to a peer group of companies who...

Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Chandler, R., Elliott, I., Lindsay, C., Macpherson, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland. Journal of Education and Work, 23(4), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2010.490550
This article explores the characteristics, destinations and progression routes of early school leavers - specifically 'exceptional entry winter leavers' - in Scotland. Excepti...