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Subject: cfp: The Low Paid and the Living Wage.
British Universities Industrial Relations Conference, Leeds June 29-1st July 2016
Stream Proposal: *The Low Paid and the Living Wage. *
/Convenors/:
Peter Prowse (University of Bradford, United Kingdom) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Ray Fells (University of Western Australia, Australia) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Jim Arrowsmith (Massey University, New Zealand) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Jane Parker (Massey University, New Zealand) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Ana Lopes (University of Western England) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
This stream will bring together a series of papers that explore the impact of recession and the challenge of low pay.In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and other developed economies, the challenge of resolving low pay has different approaches to setting minimum pay (sentence needs reformulating).The recent UK Budget announcement saw an increase in the national minimum wage rates for adults over the age of 25 to £7-20, with a target of £9-00 by 2020. The NMW was also rebranded as the National Living Wage, part of a developing agenda for low pay.
The stream encourages international comparative research. The United Kingdom, the USA and New Zealand, and many other countries, have set statutory minimum rates of pay. Despite this, statutory rates tend to be relatively low and governments are often reluctant to set higher increases - the UK Budget announcement in July 2015 was distinctive.
Regardless of such statutory minima debates around working poverty have come to the fore and in response campaigns for around the Living Wage have grown in many countries, including the UK, USA and New Zealand.Campaigns tend to vary by country and extend beyond labour organisations to involve a wider range of actors, such as local community organisations, faith groups and even employers. Much debate has focused on the potential effects of national and living wage rates on unemployment levels, though there is strong evidence that any negative effectives are limited. Nonetheless, the development of the living wage above minimum statutory levels continues to be a challenge for employment practitioners, business and government, trade unions.
Yet, the emergence of new actors in this debate provides the opportunity for evaluation using a more international perspective of this rising trend.
Possible themes for papers include, but are not limited to:
·The limitations of statutory regulation for setting minimum wage rates,
including:
oDevelopment of campaigns to highlight the limitations of low pay and lack of social cohesion.
oLimitations of collective bargaining and non-unionised sectors and the rise of the living wage
oComplexity of contracting when establishing livingwage
·The complexity of setting a rate for the living wage
·Community and social unionism campaigns to develop a living wage
·The organisation of migrant workersand ethnic minorities as specific groups in the pay campaigns
·Cross national comparisons for the living wage
·The role of partnership and living wage regional campaigning
·The living wage and the media
·Campaigns inspecific low-paid sectors to establish a living wage
·Effectiveness of living wage campaigns to resolve poverty
·New actors in the agenda of the national Minimum Wage
Any contributors interested in submitting papers are welcome to contact any of Professor Peter Prowse, [log in to unmask]
Abstract will need to be submitted via the BUIRA website
(http://www.buira.net/submit) and to clearly state that they wish to be considered for this particular stream
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Professor Jane Holgate
Professor of Work and Employment Relations
Work and Employment Relations Division
Leeds University Business School
31 Lyddon Terrace (room 2.05)
University of Leeds LS2 9JT
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