News on the changing labor market
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Triple helix partnerships contribute to regional labor markets
01st July 2022Triple helix partnerships in which government, education and business work together contribute in different ways to regional labor markets. This is the conclusion of researcher and lecturer Jeltje Talen of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, who will receive her PhD from Tilburg University on Friday 1 July 2022.
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Economic model explains why Dutch mothers often work restricted hours and earn less than men
30th May 2022Together with colleagues Tilburg University micro-economist Alex Theoloudis analyzed a survey and developed a model that explains couples’ choices regarding spending time together. It shows that both women’s working hours and lower relative wages are related to how couples value spending time together as a family.
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Big role possible for employers in keeping people in work
12th May 2022Employers can contribute in various ways to job security for their staff. Large organizations in the (semi-)public sector in particular already do so, mainly for economic reasons: they see their HR department as a strategic partner, have a social plan and collaborate with other organizations in the region.