Duncan Brown
@duncanbhr.bsky.social
Rewards advice and research, two girls' dad, pension trustee, runner
Not sure I agree but good challenge to much current thinking. What think you @myhorridparent ? Surely key point is we don't get to chose our parents so think how to benefit from goods and address the bads from their behaviour will surely benefit all of us giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The merit of a monstrous parent
Learning to navigate a charismatic but chaotic father prepped me for life in the real world
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‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy - 'The shelters are overflowing, the pantries are overwhelmed'.Households in the bottom decile of income distribution will lose $1,600 pa, the top 10 per cent will see a $12,000 annual gain. www.ft.com/content/4927...
‘The gap is widening’: inside Donald Trump’s K-shaped economy
In the president’s second term the rich have got richer and the poor are getting poorer
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Employment and skills support for young people starting out their careers, excellent. But what about the millions needing to reskill and transition in mid amd late career? www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
‘We’re on the cusp of something really exciting’: What’s the UK’s main employment issue: ‘lift-off’ for the young,or progressing the journey for all? | Duncan Brown
‘We’re on the cusp of something really exciting’: What’s the UK’s main employment issue: ‘lift-off’ for the young,or progressing the journey for all? My new article: supporting your people into emplo...
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Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.
'After overseeing a 70 per cent decline in WBD’s share price... If Paramount prevails, Zaslav could walk away with $700mn to $800mn from his equity and option package'. This is why employees and voters are frustrated and angry. What's in it for them? www.ft.com/content/fa72...
How Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav defied Hollywood — again
The Netflix-Paramount bidding war puts the much-criticised CEO in line for a bumper payday
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Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition on.ft.com/4q7rqU0
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal Trump administration insiders and well-connected Republican businesses have been jostling to dominate pending humanitarian aid and reconstruction logistics in the shattered Gaza Strip, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Guardian. With three-quarters of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed by two years of Israeli strikes, the rebuilding effort to come – estimated at $70bn by the United Nations – could be a rich prize for companies that specialize in construction, demolition, transportation and logistics. Continue reading...
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Equality? Payouts at last agreed but original Supreme Court ruling 2012. Ridiculous process, how about Labour addressing the awful state of pay equality for women while extending application of equal pay rightly to disabled people and ethnic minorities www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Birmingham equal pay settlement a great day for women workers'
Payouts could total more than £250m after the city council's equal pay dispute came to an end.
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Commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation, IES evaluated Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, that supports young people looking for work and claiming Universal Credit. Learn more about participant feedback in the animation below. Report & full animation here: bit.ly/48mrkRe
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
Pay untransparency? Where is HR? UK employers less likely to disclose salary or to offer perks amid hiring slump - www.ft.com/content/e951...
UK employers less likely to disclose salary or to offer perks amid hiring slump
Share of job postings that included information on pay fell to 55 per cent in October, down 10 per cent on a year earlier
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'ho, ho, ho.. Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker - www.ft.com/content/de36...
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
Michael Andrew Harrison, who represents Seaham in Durham, is appealing against the penalty
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status: the reward that dare not speak its name but remains hugely powerful. Funny but tragic. How flattery became a big, beautiful industry - www.ft.com/content/1f98...
How flattery became a big, beautiful industry
Never before have there been so many rich people to be boosted
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The Russia-Ukraine peace deal is not a loss. Nor is it a victory | Stephen Wertheim
The Russia-Ukraine peace deal is not a loss. Nor is it a victory | Stephen Wertheim
The conflict is neither a clear-cut defeat nor a feel-good victory, but an in-between outcome that contains profound elements of each
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remember that strike in Sweden a couple of years ago at Tesla refusing to recognise a union? Its still going on. Fascinating piece here on it linking to creation of Swedish ER system after strikes in 1930s. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Nigeria's school kidnapping crisis
A new spate of kidnappings has seen hundreds of school children abducted by criminal gangs
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Business chides Reeves for not kick-starting growth in the Budget - its “bloody exhausting digesting this smorgasbord of stuff compared to the promises of big reform and big ideas [Labour] gave when they came in”. Exactly! And bloody depressing.. www.ft.com/content/887d...
Business chides Reeves for not kick-starting growth in Budget
Bosses accuse chancellor of not delivering on Labour’s pledge to boost output
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As Labour announces new curbs on migration, ever wondered what happens to the women affected? ‘This endless journey towards equity and equality’: Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration. www.linkedin.com/pulse/endles...
‘This endless journey towards equity and equality’: Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration.
At the start of a gloomy week, Duncan Brown reflects on a very mixed UK and global picture on DEI and an even worse one on migration, especially for women. But he also describes how seeing a group of ...
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The ceo of Brompton sd putting “a barrier between working people and the innumerable benefits of cycling” felt short-sighted..the scheme played a vital role in the especially marked shift away from cars towards cycling over the past 15 years in London on.ft.com/4i0PpkZ
How salary sacrifice tax breaks greased the wheels of cargo bike businesses
Retailers worry about the impact of expected cap on cycle to work scheme in Budget
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Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration. Highlights huge incidence of gender violence in illegal migration channels, as our Home Secretary is set to make regular channels tougher. And uk record on gbv nothing to write home about... www.linkedin.com/pulse/endles...
‘This endless journey towards equity and equality’: Some personal reflections on gender equality and migration.
At the start of a gloomy week, Duncan Brown reflects on a very mixed UK and global picture on DEI and an even worse one on migration, especially for women. But he also describes how seeing a group of ...
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Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory - 'This is pay for unchecked power, not pay for performance,” said New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli' on.ft.com/3LpFJV3
Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory
Record package of shares wins 75% approval, reinforcing billionaire’s control of electric-car maker
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📢New blog! IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social reflects on the Keep Britain Working Review, considering how the recommendations can be best implemented by both government and employers, when taking a 'whole-system' approach and embedding good work as a foundation for health. Read: bit.ly/4qRgGdG
A lesson for UK boardrooms: you get what you pay for - 'Director pay is like board members themselves: it’s the quality and attitude that counts at least as much as the number.' on.ft.com/4oIk2y0
A lesson for UK boardrooms: you get what you pay for
If UK investors want to stick with cash, they should offer more of it
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“There’s a risk we end up with a 2nd Gilded Age” 32% of moderate-income households (earning $42,000-$84,000pa) endured food insecurity in 2023, 39% found healthcare unaffordable and 33% housing hardship. The poverty rate is 25%: vs the national rate 13% on.ft.com/47KNWKZ
How New York’s affordability crisis reshaped its politics
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral upset reflects growing frustration with soaring living costs
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My letter in @financialtimes.com today defending the minimum wage. City bosses’ recruitment blues cut little ice here - on.ft.com/3WNftGx
Letter: City bosses’ recruitment blues cut little ice here
From Duncan Brown, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies, London TWI, UK
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Trump told Fox News that Pelosi’s retirement was “a great thing for America. She was evil, corrupt and only focused on bad things for our country.' This lack of empathy, humanity and generosity is the most obnoxious, dangerous trait of Trump and populism. on.ft.com/3Xl505f
Nancy Pelosi to retire from politics
US Democratic party titan will stand down after nearly 40 years
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Reeves plans £2bn Budget raid on UK retirement savings - really dumb. It "may well result in employers reconsidering the generosity of their pension offer. “At a time when millions are not saving enough, this is a backward step,” he added. on.ft.com/482NXev
Reeves plans £2bn Budget raid on UK retirement savings
Move would reduce tax benefits from salary sacrifice pension schemes as chancellor aims to fill fiscal hole
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Number of British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply - Really?! The LPC puts it at 400k and as for disincentives to do so, as noted '3 employers were successfully prosecuted last year on.ft.com/4qMtYbi
Number of British workers underpaid by employers falls sharply
Data shows 25,000 workers were not paid fairly in financial year ending in 2025, compared with 52,000 in 2024
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GSK’s retreat on diversity targets: 'Stunning' fall by GSK in ft European diversity league table 7th last year to 224th. Largely down to fall in employee net promoter score. CEOs don't realise just how badly this will impact on rec and retention espec where skill shortages persist on.ft.com/3LtsWkk
GSK’s retreat on diversity targets felt by employees
More than half of UK drugmaker’s revenues are in the US where it sells to government-backed health insurance programmes
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Trump’s diversity retreat leaves European companies walking a tightrope - Great summary of current highly dysfunctional situation on corporate diversity in the age of Trump. 'A restatement as opposed to rollback.' Really?! Or a retreat based on spineless hypocrisy? on.ft.com/4nJJ4M2
Trump’s diversity retreat leaves European companies walking a tightrope
Multinationals have crafted different corporate values by region in bid to offset pressure from Washington
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