scholarly journals OUTSOURCING AND LOW-SKILLED WORKERS IN THE UK

2014 ◽  
pp. 185-203
Author(s):  
Bob Anderton ◽  
Paul Brenton
Keyword(s):  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Uk

Essential factors towards optimal utilisation of construction resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius Ayodeji Fapohunda ◽  
Nicholas Chileshe
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Waste Minimisation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Site Managers

Purpose – This paper aims to evaluate and present the essential factors that will enhance site managers’ efficient performance which will perpetuate optimal construction resources utilisation. The capability of controlling and monitoring construction resources and the application of production information to achieve predetermined objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and clients’ satisfaction are the primary functions of site managers. However, the effective implementation of this production information is usually hindered by some factors, often resulting in conscious, unconscious or unavoidable resource wastage. Design/methodology/approach – The research is triangulated. The investigations are based on an action survey, comprising structured quantitative questionnaires and qualitative interview surveys conducted with a few project managers in the UK construction industry. Findings – The research evaluates problems associated with the site managers’ project delivery and establishes essential factors towards efficient resources utilisation. Among the identified predicaments are the design team’ attitudes towards site managers’ corrections, modification and alterations; communication gap between the design and construction teams; and production information inadequacy. Thus, the factors identified which will enhance the efficiencies of the site managers are communication effectiveness and effective information dissemination, conducive environment, production information simplicity and explicitness, in addition to skilled workers’ participation in knowledge transfer and sharing, to mention but a few. Originality/value – The facts presented in this study will significantly enhance site managers’ optimal resources utilisation, and provide the opportunity for construction resources waste minimisation. Thus, the adequate implementation of the innovative measures presented in this study will not only enhance the performance of site managers on resources utilisation, but will also augment client satisfaction.

scholarly journals Tightening Asylum and Migration Law and Narrowing the Access to European Countries: A Comparative Discussion

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-71
Author(s):  
Paola Pannia
Keyword(s):  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
International Protection ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Migration Law

AbstractThis chapter aims to explore and analyse the tangled interplay of political discourses, policies and legislations in the field of asylum and migration that runs across the countries under scrutiny (the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK, hereinafter SIRIUS countries). Building on empirical evidence, we highlight some main trends registered across SIRIUS countries: the narrowing and slowing down of access to international protection that results from the recourse to push-back operations and the construction of fences, but also procedures provided by the EU asylum acquis, such as the accelerated procedure. This restraining tendency is even more acute in the field of economic-related migration, where in most of the SIRIUS countries legal entry channels are mostly reserved for those who are considered eligible due to their economic resources or talent, such as high-skilled workers, investors or rich entrepreneurs. These restrictive measures often rely on narratives that question the sincerity of the asylum claim, and criminalise migration and humanitarian assistance. Meanwhile, legislative landscapes on migration and asylum are increasingly populated by symbolic laws, which downgrade foreigners’ rights and weaken standards. Their explicit aim is to dissuade migrants from coming to the country, while catering for natives’ fears and responding to domestic electoral consensus-building.

Discriminatory labour market experiences of A8 national high skilled workers in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Sirkeci ◽  
Necla Acik ◽  
Bradley Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Skills Mismatch ◽  
Annual Population ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Overqualification among migrants, defined as being employed in a job that is below their acquired skill levels through education, is well-known. Recent studies show that overqualification is more likely amongst migrants who work in the older EU15 member states. Similar studies carried out in the UK supports the argument that minorities suffer from ethnic and religious penalties in the labour market, especially among high skilled groups. Despite the relatively high employment rates of A8 migrants in the UK, they tend to be overwhelmingly employed in elementary occupations (i.e. requiring low skill levels) and likely to be underpaid. Very few studies have examined the propensity of overqualification of A8 nationals working in the UK. We have adopted the skills mismatch model to examine the skills level mismatch for the A8 migrants.  Therefore, a time-series analysis was carried out using  the Annual Population Survey for the period of 2005 to 2012 which marks the beginning and end of restrictions for access to the labour market for A8 nationals across the European Union. This has also given us a time span of 8 years during which the UK economy fall into recession from 2007 onwards.. The evidence shows that A8 nationals have been subject to ethnic penalties in the high end of the labour market irrespective of the impact of the financial crisis. It is very common that they take up posts for which they are overqualified, or in other words, overeducated. This is particularly important as discrimination at that level is likely to have negative impact on economic recovery by supressing the full skill and entrepreneurial potential of this particular group in the UK labour market.

Strategic destruction of the Western commercial aircraft sector: Implications of systems integration and international risk-sharing business models

2007 ◽  
Vol 111 (1119) ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Pritchard ◽  
A. MacPherson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Systems Integration ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Commercial Aircraft ◽  
International Risk Sharing ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Aircraft Production

Abstract This paper offers a critical perspective on the changing organisational structure of the Western commercial aircraft industry. The role of systems integration based on risk-sharing partnerships for new aircraft programmes is explored. We find that build-to-print subcontracting relationships are being replaced by internationally devolved design and engineering tasks for airframe development, signaling a profound change in the geography of commercial aircraft production. While sensible from a financial standpoint, the international outsourcing of design-intensive production entails substantial amounts of technology transfer–including the delivery of proprietary knowledge to risk-sharing partners. For several of the advanced market economies, including Canada, France, Germany, the UK, and the US, the long-range strategic downside is that foreign risk-sharing partners could eventually become competitors. Systems integration on a risk-sharing basis also implies home-country joblosses among skilled workers with expertise in design, engineering, and R&D.

scholarly journals Outsourcing and Low-skilled Workers in the UK

1999 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Anderton ◽  
Paul Brenton
Keyword(s):  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Uk

Providing Employers with Incentives to Train Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from the UK Employer Training Pilots

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Abramovsky ◽  
Erich Battistin ◽  
Emla Fitzsimons ◽  
Alissa Goodman ◽  
Helen Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Uk

THE BREXIT AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Ataei ◽  
Farnaz Taherkhani
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Capital Projects ◽  
The Government ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

In June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to depart from the European Union (EU) with 51.9% of the votes versus 48.1%. A short-term increase in the overall construction project costs is anticipated due to shortage of less-expensive skilled workers and more costly construction equipment imports from the EU. This may result in slower growth for commercial and residential industry sectors. The long-term issue of Brexit will affect private investment in British infrastructure. As demand increases globally on construction of new civil infrastructure or rehabilitation of existing systems, the global investors and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firms will be more mindful and conservative in investing in UK projects. The UK government will seek more private financing for the country's capital projects as easier access to the EU funds-as existed prior to Brexit-may no longer be an alternative. The UK will be a riskier destination for private investors or Public-Private Partnerships (PPP's) because of the developing instability and complexities in the new post-Brexit econo-political environment. As a result, a slower turnout in major infrastructure projects is anticipated. This paper investigates the economics of the post-Brexit UK and the opportunities and threats to the construction industry. It addresses the role of the government and the availability of public funding and how construction regulations and standards will be impacted as a result.

scholarly journals Brexit: human resourcing implications

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1033-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maranda Ridgway
Keyword(s):  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Three years on from the Brexit vote, while it remains a central topic for debate in the media, there has been limited discussion about the human resource (HR) implications. The purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical evaluation and informed discussion, distilled into four interconnected propositions, on how employee resourcing as a HR practice may be impacted following actual Brexit decisions. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the employee resourcing literature, the paper adopts a discursive approach which examines how the UK’s decision to exit the European Union will affect HR practice. The paper draws comparison with the global recession since 2008, a similarly unprecedented development in its discussion of employee resourcing practices and draws parallels which may help to inform the future of HR practices in the UK, because of Brexit. Findings This paper offers a set of propositions; the flow of talent into the UK may become more restricted and reinvigorate the “war for talent” that followed the effects of the global financial crisis on the UK. To attract and retain workers in relatively lower-skilled roles, employers may be faced with a need to re-skill such roles and adopt more flexible working arrangements. Finally, to meet skilled employment requirements, removal of restrictions to recruit from within the European Economic Area may trigger increased global migration of skilled workers. Originality/value This paper contributes to the discussions regarding the implications of Brexit for HR practice by offering propositions to shape future research agendas.

Immigration and the Economy

2010 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. R1-R4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

Immigration has become one of the most discussed and controversial topics in recent public and political debates. This is true not just in the United Kingdom (UK), but also elsewhere in Europe, as well as in many other advanced economies, most notably the United States (US). For example, immigration became a major discussion point during the recent general election campaign in the UK, in spite of what appeared to have been an initial reluctance of some participants to engage in such debates. The importance of immigration is demonstrated by the strong attitudes that are displayed by the public. For instance, race and immigration has consistently been viewed as one of the most important issues facing Britain in recent years according to IPSOS/Mori's monthly Issues Index. Typically, more than 30 per cent of those questioned since 2002 have considered race and immigration to be the most important issue. This peaked at over 40 per cent in late 2007 and early 2008, which corresponds with the time when migration from Central and Eastern Europe to the UK was at its highest. This made it the top ranked issue for the British public, since when it has been replaced by concerns over the economy. Attitudes have also been found to vary by skill group, with Scheve and Slaughter (2001) reporting a significantly greater preference for limiting immigrant flows to the US amongst less skilled workers.

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