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Has technology ruined the work/life balance?
over 5 years ago by Lorena VeneticoWe have become a society dependent on technology, from looking at what our friends are doing on social media to checking the latest news in real-time. We are always connected and are able to obtain information through multiple devices, we cannot escape it. Is technology turning us into workaholics who have blurred the lines of 9-5 as we can now access work related informati...
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Occupational segregation, gender pay parity and social care
over 5 years ago by Lorena VeneticoAccording to PwC’s Women in Work report, social care has a pay gap of 17%, half that of financial services industry who has the highest pay gap in the UK but the social care sector is still on par with the UK’s average percentage for gap in pay. Social care is a perfect example of how occupational segregation – where a single gender predominantly work together in a cluste...
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Can the digital transformation of the public sector be a force for good for attracting new talent?
over 5 years ago by Lorena VeneticoSince the Government Digital Strategy was announced, the public sector has done a great job of digitising public services. To give just a few examples, UK residents can now go online to pay council tax, chase up missed refuse collections, and book GP appointments. There is huge demand for digital public services, and they are already proving popular. In fact, when a digital ...