All Outputs (4)

Employer demands from business graduates (2016)
Journal Article
McMurray, S., Dutton, M., McQuaid, R. W., & Richard, A. (2016). Employer demands from business graduates. Education and Training, 58(1), 112-132. https://doi.org/10.1108/et-02-2014-0017

This paper reports on research carried out with employers to determine demand for graduate business and management skills in the Scottish workforce. The research found that the factors which were most important to employers when recruiting graduates... Read More about Employer demands from business graduates.

Personal Independence Payment: A Case for Change. (2015)
Report
McMurray, S. (2015). Personal Independence Payment: A Case for Change

In 2010 George Osborne announced that from 2013/14 that new and existing working age Disability Living Allowance claimants would be subjected to a new medical assessment in order to claim a new benefit called Personal Independence Payment. The pur... Read More about Personal Independence Payment: A Case for Change..

The not working programme (2013)
Journal Article
McMurray, S. (2013). The not working programme. Scottish Left Review, 22-23

In May 2010, the Coalition Government announced that the Work Programme would replace all existing welfare-to-work programmes by the summer of 2011. The Work Programme operates as a payment by results scheme for the organisations assisting the unemp... Read More about The not working programme.

Employment and Support Allowance - latest developments. (2012)
Report
McMurray, S. (2012). Employment and Support Allowance - latest developments. Edinburgh, Scotland: Poverty Alliance

Since Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was introduced in 2008, it has generated huge media attention and no small amount of controversy. The purpose of this briefing paper is to highlight the ongoing impact of ESA, and considers the background,... Read More about Employment and Support Allowance - latest developments..