Stephen discusses the effects of adjustments to the living wage – including its effects on supervisor-worker ratios, wage boosts and impact on employment. His research looks at a case study of workers in establishments for a service sector company with many establishments located in the UK.

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3/4/2024

A panel of guest speakers discuss how we can forge closer links between our academic degree programmes and our students’ futures, aspirations and careers. Chaired by Karen Barnard, Director of UCL Careers and the UCL Arena Centre, the panel discuss important questions such as: • What might universities look like in 10- or 20-years’ time? • How will employment change in different sectors? • What will students and employers expect of us? Our panel includes: • Seb Bailey, UCL alumni and founder of MindGym • Emma Moore Head of University Partnerships at Gradconsult • Ion Valaskakis, strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and executives • Dr Keri Wong, Associate Professor, IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society From April 3rd our conference blog will be live. Visit https://reflect.ucl.ac.uk/education-conference-2023 to find a number of interesting asynchronous sessions and contributions, for which we thank our contributors.

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4/26/2023

The UK has one of the highest proportions of tertiary educated workers in Europe but also one of the highest rates of graduate underemployment i.e. graduates not attaining graduate-level jobs. To date little is known about the extent to which failure to get a graduate job after university impacts career prospects further down the line. Using a sample of 55,000 graduates surveyed 6-months and three-and-a-half-years post-graduation, findings show that graduates who are underemployed 6-months after graduation are much more likely to also be underemployed three years later than those who initially secure graduate jobs, even after taking account or a range of background characteristics and prior educational attainment. In this event, Matt will explore why the impact of underemployment is shown to be more severe for graduates from less advantaged backgrounds and the implications that has for widening participation policies and support at universities.

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12/16/2022