J<sc>ones</sc> M. K. and S<sc>kilton</sc> L. An analysis of labour market outcomes in the European Union Objective One funding area in Great Britain, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper uses data from the Labour Force Survey (1995-2005) to examine the short-run impact of European Union Objective One funding on local...

An important policy issue is whether the National Minimum Wage (NMW) introduced in Britain in April 1999, is a stepping stone to higher wages or traps workers in a low-wage – nowage cycle. In this paper we utilise the longitudinal element of the Labour Force Survey over the period 1999 to 2003...

In this paper, I examine the reasons for high rates of part-time employment among disabled workers in the UK. Evidence from the Labour Force Survey suggests that part-time employment provides an important way of accommodating a work-limiting disability rather than reflecting marginalization of...

This paper analyses the relationship between training, job satisfaction, and workplace performance using the British 2004 Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS). Several measures of performance are analysed including absence, quits, financial performance, labour productivity, and product...

Purpose – This paper aims to identify and draw together key themes in the literature relating to the impact of disability on labour market outcomes. In doing so it provides an overview of issues in estimation in empirical work relating to disability. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...

This paper uses data from the Health Survey for England between 1991 and 2004 to examine the labour market impact of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA). Consistent with previous evidence in the UK and the USA, this study finds no evidence of a positive employment effect of the...