In debates about poverty and inequality, we hear a lot about hourly pay and about the employment rate. But changing patterns of working hours have been at least as important in shaping the distribution of income across households, and in underpinning the rise in in-work poverty.
We’re looking forward to working with Standard Life to better understand what explains the key trends in working hours witnessed in the last 20 years, and to explore what role policy can play in shaping these trends or mitigating their impact.”
Professor Graeme Roy
Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute
The Fraser of Allander Institute together with the Scottish Centre for Employment Research have been awarded funding from the Standard Life Foundation to examine changing patterns of working hours and implications for poverty and inequality.
Read more about the Working Hours and Poverty project on the Fraser of Allander Institute's website.
