In October 2012, Runnymede’s final Financial Inclusion report was published: ‘A Sense of Place – Retirement Decisions among Older Black and Minority Ethnic People’.
Research commissioned by Trust for London shows that more than half of employees felt more positive about their workplace after the Living Wage was introduced.
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, published on 30 October 2012, suggests Universal Credit (UC) could see people worse off in work and struggling to manage their finances.
’Inclusive Schools: The Free Schools Monitoring Project’ was published by Race on the Agenda (ROTA) in 2012.
A report by Compact Voice finds that ‘it is impossible to measure national government compliance with the Compact’.
‘Conditions Uncertain’ finds that almost 1.2 million low-paid workers entitled to support under Universal Credit will have to look for extra work or face the risk of having payments withdrawn.
‘Rethinking integration’ proposes that future work on the best ways of integrating minority communities into broader society should focus on everyday integration.
‘Holes in the Safety Net: The impact of Universal Credit on disabled people and their families’ is the report of an inquiry led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Published by the ECNI in September 2012, ‘Showcasing Disability Best Practice’ highlights the practical steps local employers are taking to boost employment opportunities for disabled people.
In October 2012, Equinet published ‘Equality Bodies – Current Challenges’.
