Labour economics

was still short, Tony Blair proposed top up fees. Top up fees meant different universities could charge top up tuition fees in accordance to the level of funding needed for different courses. This proposal caused uproar and even protests and lead to Labour party making a new manifesto in 2001 going against the idea. Despite this many big changes were made to higher education in 2004. The Higher Education Act meant that tuition fees were to be replaced by loans paid back on an income based term.…

The rapid globalisation of the economy and the expansion of international trade during the mid to late 20th century have played a pivotal role in today’s increase of multinational ‘sweatshop’ practices. In recent decades, the issue of ‘sweated labour’ has received a great deal of publicisation in industrialised nations. Thousands of anti-sweatshop activists have targeted multinational firms in the textiles, footwear and apparel (TFA) sectors, and campaigned in protest of the exploitation of…

though a bargain between the employer and the workmen collectively whether represented through their union or by some of them on behalf of all of them. Ludwing Teller has defined collective bargaining as “an agreement of employers on the one had labour union on the other hand which regulates the terms and conditions of employment.20 The Encyclopedia Britannica 21 defines that collective bargaining is a negotiation between an employer or group of employers and a group of…

are generally called "economic" activities. Of these economic activities, less than 4 percent of all working children, are estimated to be engaged in what ILO (International Labour Organisation) defines as the "unconditional" worst forms of child labour. The absolute number of children estimated to be engaged in the latter is, however, a stunning 8.4 million. The question arises that should we only be concerned about the worst forms of child labour? Most forms of child labour other…

essay will address Labour Parties electoral performance in the 2010 and 2015 General Election. There are several factors that affected Labours performance in both the 2010 and 2015 General Elections. For example; the economy, the growth in power for the SNP, party identification, introduction of challenger parties, leadership Add more factors. Considering that Labour are formally a left-wing party means that they tend to care more about society than the economy. As a result, Labour have been…

‘Labour government had more successes than failures in domestic affairs in the years 1964 to 1970’. Assess the validity of this view. Firstly, In my personal opinion I do not think there were significantly more successes than failures in terms of domestic policy for the Labour governments between 1964 to 1970. The liberal domestic reforms were led by the competent home secretary, Roy Jenkins, through his backing, the Labour governments passed important liberalising laws; such as the Abortion…

LABOUR RELATIONS Labour union represents the collective interests of the employers over wages, working hours, benefits, and working conditions. It is an organization formed to protect the rights and interests of its members (Investopedia, 2015). Labour union is an organization formed by the workers for the common interest of its members from their related fields of work. These organizations helped their workers on the issues of wages, working conditions, working hours, and other benefits (The…

Should We Stop Child Labour? (Opinion Paper) How would you feel if you ever had to see your 7 year old brother or sister going to work instead of school? In today’s society teenagers or kids usually whine about how much work they did around the house when in reality they only did a bit. They usually don’t think about the kids that are forced in to labouring for many different purposes and cant whine about it because they won’t get there pay or they would get beaten. Have you ever thought why…

A strike is what can be defined as a form of protest by workers (employees) refusal to perform their daily work duties. Strikes can occur for a plethora of reason; for better working conditions, increase in pay, a change in working hours, and dissatisfaction from employers. Strike became an important method to solving working issues during the Industrial Revolution, and were then performed by workers who labored in mines and by factory workers. Strikes have to be performed under the authority of…

The 2015 General Election saw the Conservatives win an overall majority, 12 seats ahead of the Labour party and was said to be the most unpredictable election in a generation. With scores of the population having turned away from traditional styles of voting, a nation of swing voters emerged (Cowley and Kavanagh). Whilst it is true to say that social class and age remain fundamental components, it could also be said that more modern short term factors such as issue voting and the media have…