The case for an abandonment of national pay scales – A case study with special reference to teaching and lecturing
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Example financial crisis and recession dissertation topic 2:
The case for an abandonment of national pay scales – A case study with special reference to teaching and lecturing
The double dip recession has once again highlighted the extent to which there exist at least two economies within the UK: whilst the south-east is enjoying a rising housing market that of the north-east continues to plummet. Given such regional disparities, this dissertation assesses both the economic and political case for the abolition of national pay scales in preference to regionally determined local pay-rates. As a sector with one of the most vociferous unions, the teaching sector has historically always been against the abandonment of national pay scales – it therefore provides, as a sector, a wealth of opinion and existing literature with which to revisit this economic policy suggestion.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Brown, P. and Tannock, S. (2009) ‘Education, meritocracy and the global war for talent’, Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 24(4), pp. 377-392.
- Perkins, S.J. and White, G. (2010) ‘Modernising pay in the UK public services: trends and implications’, Human Resource Management JournalVol. 20(3), pp. 244-257.
