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Lauren Thomas

Economist
Glassdoor
Lauren Thomas is an economist and data scientist at Glassdoor, responsible for research on the EMEA (Europe and Middle Eastern Area) labour market. She's excited to be a part of a team that is helping to improve transparency and equity in the workforce. Before Glassdoor, she worked as an economic research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as a writer on research methodology. She has a MSc in Social Data Science from Oxford University, a MSc in Economics from Université Lumière Lyon, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University.

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IFA Magazine

UK jobs data - “There is a decidedly mixed picture right now” - reaction from recruiters

In response to the UK labour market data published this morning, recruiters have shared their views. Ken Brotherston, CEO at Godalming-based TALiNT Pa

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Bloomberg

UK Labor Market Shows Signs of Easing With Weaker Pay Growth

The UK labor market showed some signs of cooling as wage growth slowed for the first time in more than a year.

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IFA Magazine

ONS jobs market data - “discussion of inflation surged 188% among employees” - reaction

Following the announcement of the latest ONS labour market data published this morning, finance experts and recruiters based around the UK have been outlin

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Corporate Adviser

Inflation/wages growth gap revealed by ONS

Over the two time periods of January through March 2022 and April through June 2022, the growth of regular salaries

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IFA Magazine

ONS report into wages and inflation - professional and scientific sectors keep pace, retail, property and finance suffer

Since May to July 2022, the professional and scientific industry has been the only one where regular wage growth (excluding bonuses) has remained higher than in

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Reward Strategy

Gender pay-gap increases

Among full-time employees, the gender pay gap has increased to 8.3% in April 2022, up from 7.7% in April 2021

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IFA Magazine

UK labour market data: “We are seeing an increase in enquiries from people who have been dismissed” - reaction

As we digest the release of the ONS labour market data published this morning, the following comments give some interesting insight into the real temperature

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IFA Magazine

ONS labour market data: “Employers putting in place food bank-style fridges” - reaction from HRs and recruiters

Following the ONS labour market data published this morning expert recruiters and HRs have commented: Louise Skittrall, founder of Swindon-based Robinson Grac

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Daily Mail

BUSINESS LIVE: Unemployment rate at 3.6%; FeverTree profits dented

Among UK companies with reports and updates are Ocado, FeverTree, Future, Smart Metering Systems and Parsley Box Group.

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This Is Money

BUSINESS LIVE: Unemployment rate at 3.6%; FeverTree profits dented

Among UK companies with reports and updates are Ocado, FeverTree, Future, Smart Metering Systems and Parsley Box Group.

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Employee Benefits

UK 2021 disability pay gap narrows to 13.8%

New data from the ONS has revealed that the UK’s disability pay gap was 13.8% in 2021 and 14.1% in 2019 prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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IFA Magazine

Experts comment on today’s ONS Labour market data: “Candidates want the moon on a stick”

Lauren Thomas, economist at Glassdoor: “It is still very much a job seekers’ market. The continued tight labour market means it’s tough to hire talent, p

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IFA Magazine

Inflation - what are the experts saying?

11 investment and finance experts share their thoughts on today’s UK inflation figures. Paul Craig, portfolio manager at Quilter Investors: “It’s back

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Proactive Investors

FTSE 100 edges ahead despite UK inflation soaring

Lauren Thomas, Economist at Glassdoor: "Inflation is eating away at wages at a brutal pace we haven't seen for many years. Lower income workers are being hit particularly hard, especially as the cost of...

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The Sun

More pressure on household finances as inflation hits 30 year high up to 5.4%

INFLATION has soared to 5.4% – up from 5.1% last year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. It comes as wages have been seen to take a tumble with the average pay gr…

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