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A Scottish Living Wage

Report
McQuaid, R., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., & Dutton, M. (2008)
A Scottish Living Wage. Glasgow: Poverty Alliance
This report by the Employment Research Institute, Napier University, Edinburgh, for the Poverty Alliance has two objectives: first, to set out a methodology for identifying a ...

Submission to the Scottish Parliament Inquiry on Work

Working Paper
Dutton, M. (2015)
Submission to the Scottish Parliament Inquiry on Work
This submission is based on research work conducted by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University on employee owned business in Scotland. It also draws fro...

The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage

Conference Proceeding
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Mazza, T., & Chen, T. (2014)
The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage. In The Economic Impact of the Glasgow Living Wage
A structural analysis of the the Glasgow economy and labour market focussing on factors relevant to the payment of the Glasgow Living Wage (GLW). • A review of living wage res...

Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V., Stavert, J., Ritchie, L., Tolson, D., Danson, M., & Cook, M. (2017, July)
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland. Paper presented at British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2017
The prevalence of dementia in the UK is increasing with over 800,000 people currently affected. Of this number in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years suggesting that a si...

'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres'

Book
Taylor, P., Baldry, C., Bain, P., & Ellis, V. (2006)
'A Unique Working Environment: Health, Sickness and Absence Management in UK Call Centres'. In H. Beynon, & T. Nichols (Eds.), Patterns of Work in the Post Fordist Era, 208-231. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
No abstract available.

The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Employers in Hong Kong: A Study of the Service Sector

Report
Egdell, V., Fuertes, V., Tjandra, N., Chen, T. & Raeside, R. (2017)
The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Employers in Hong Kong: A Study of the Service Sector. Edinburgh: Lawrence Ho Research Fund 2016-2017
No abstract available.

Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity

Conference Proceeding
Dutton, M. (2017)
Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity. In Third Sector Independence: Relations with the state in an age of austerity
Drawing on qualitative longitudinal research with third sector organisations (TSOs) in Scotland, this paper explores how the independence of TSOs has been affected by changing...

The ageing workforce and employers in Fife

Report
Egdell, V., Chen, T., Maclean, G., & Raeside, R. (2017)
The ageing workforce and employers in Fife. The Workplace Team, Health Promotion, Fife Health & Social Care Partnership and Fife Health & Wellbeing Alliance
The Scottish population is ageing. This will have a significant impact on labour market and employment practices. Increasing numbers of older workers (those aged 50 plus) are ...

Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis

Journal Article
Ellis, V., & Taylor, M. (2010)
Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis. Work, Employment and Society, 24(4), 803-812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010380649
This article presents a first hand account of the financial crisis by ‘Margaret Taylor’, a union activist within HBOS. Overviewing more than twenty years’ experience in the se...

Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation

Book
Otto, H., Egdell, V., Bonvin, J., & Atzmüller, R. (2017)
Introduction: empowering young people in disempowering times? Creating collaborative and transformative capabilities through participation. In V. Egdell, H. Otto, J. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented Policy, 1-19. (1). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
No abstract available.
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TRANSITION

2020 - 2023
This project is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University to improve significantly the understanding of transition to civilian life within Scotland. By provid...
Funder: Forces in Mind Trust | Value: £226,260

Young people's expectations of work and readiness of the workplace: Two sides of the same coin?

2019 - 2021
The aim of this research is to examine high-potential Generation-Z’s (young people aged 16-18 years in full-time education who demonstrate key leadership qualities and attributes) expectations of work...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £9,978

Research into the Economic Impact of a Living Wage

2014 - 2015
An evaluation of the impact of the Glasgow Living Wage on Glasgow based employers who pay the GLW to their staff.
Funder: City of Glasgow Council | Value: £14,314

The Impact of an Ageing Workforce on Employers in Hong Kong: A Study of Service Sectors

2016 - 2017
The aim of this research is to explore the impact of the ageing population on employers in the Hong Kong service sector.
Funder: ENU Development Trust | Value: £28,780

SOPA 2014

2014 - 2015
Scottish Older People’s Assembly (SOPA) 2014 Evaluation
Funder: City of Edinburgh Council | Value: £4,382

Ageing Workforce and Employers in Fife

2016 - 2016
The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified the workplace as an important setting to support the promotion of health and wellbeing in 1981 with the introduction of the Health for All strategy, and ...
Funder: NHS Fife | Value: £9,989

Women in ICT in Scotland

2015 - 2016
Investigation into the Numbers of Women working in ICT in Scotland and the nature and conditions of that work
Funder: Skills Development Scotland | Value: £26,650

Capital City Partnership - Employment and Inclusion - A Baseline Study

2014 - 2014
The aim of this project was to review the labour market and policy context for, and make an evaluation of, CCP's Joined Up For Jobs (JU4J) strategy, Edinburgh's employability agreement. An ERI researc...
Funder: Capital City Partnership | Value: £1,000

Scoping an AI Powered Peer Advice System for Creative Freelancers

2021 - 2022
The aim of this project is to conduct an enhanced scoping exercise to establish the feasibility and parameters of creating an AI powered system (such as a ‘chatbot’) to offer advice to creative freela...
Funder: Arts & Humanities Research Council | Value: £5,000

Analysis of Milo and Asset Databases

2015 - 2016
Analyse the Milo and Asset databases and combine with census data and other secondary data – to obtain a mapping of provision by the voluntary sector and potential demand in East Dumbartonshire
Funder: Scottish Council for Voluntary Orgranisations | Value: £12,000