This week's Shop Floor, in association with the Inspirational Development Group, focuses on the expanding world of business and how it affects its employees. Nick Peters also looks at the pressures of middle management and why BAME workers with degrees are more likely to be unemployed than white workers. Nick is joined by Douglas Rushkoff, Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at City University New York; Penny de Valk, Managing Director Penna Talent Practice; Natasha Owusu, from the TUC, and Maxine Hurley, Member Engagement Manager at ENEI.
Guests: Douglas Rushkoff,Penny de Valk,Natasha Owusu,Maxine Hurley
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Nick Peters is joined by Jessica Davis Pluess from global think tank, Business for Social Responsibility, about the possibility of an automated workforce, and what that would do for the jobs market.
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Nick Peters hits the Shop Floor this week to talk to Duncan Exley, Executive Director of the Equality Trust about the massive advantage children of well-off parents enjoy compared with children of equal ability from less advantaged backgrounds.
Guests: Duncan Exley
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Nick Peters talking to David Finch, Senior Economic Analyst at social policy think tank, the Resolution Foundation, about the research they have been doing about the UK's state of employment.
Guests: David Finch
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Nick Peters talks to Simon Bates from Jordans Corporate Law, about the modern slavery act and what corporations are going to have to do to help end the use of slaves in the corporate world.
Guests: Simon Bates
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Nick Peters talks to Professor Richard Hyman, Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations at LSE, about the recent announcement made by the business Secretary about the cut in Trade Union rights.
Guests: Richard Hyman
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The government recently announced action is is going to undertake in order to help close the wage gap between different genders. Nick Peters is talking to Anne Perkins to discuss whether this is a good course of action for equality in the workplace.
Guests: Anne Perkins
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The living wage has been a political hot topic recently and Nick has decided to find out more about if this is feasible and more importantly, what a national living wage could do to help the country. To discuss this issue with nick is Emma Kosmin, Program Manager from the Living Wage Foundation.
Guests: Emma Kosmin,Adam Memon
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Nick Peters talks to Paul Smith from Brick Rothenberg about the new budget and what it means for small businesses.
Guests: Paul Smith
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Nick Peters talks to Andy Chamberlain, Senior Public Affairs Manager at IPSE, to discuss the budget and what it means for the self-employed.
Guests: Andy Chamberlain
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