Jeremy Pattison
@jeremypattison.bsky.social
HE | Sixth form colleges | formerly IfG
Age is not a great fit for experience though. Does a 21 yo contribute more than a 20 yo with 4 1/2 years under their belt?
It is striking that two employers with wafer-thin net margins abandoned their age-based wage rates.
It is striking that two employers with wafer-thin net margins abandoned their age-based wage rates.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Age is not a great fit for experience though. Does a 21 yo contribute more than a 20 yo with 4 1/2 years under their belt?
It is striking that two employers with wafer-thin net margins abandoned their age-based wage rates.
It is striking that two employers with wafer-thin net margins abandoned their age-based wage rates.
Is their contribution worth less to the employer? Many companies e.g. Tesco and Sainsbury already pay 16-20yos the 21+ rate.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Is their contribution worth less to the employer? Many companies e.g. Tesco and Sainsbury already pay 16-20yos the 21+ rate.
CMA's principles-based regulation is equivalent to seeing a speed limit of 'don't drive too fast' with the threshold decided after you've motored through. Or not.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
CMA's principles-based regulation is equivalent to seeing a speed limit of 'don't drive too fast' with the threshold decided after you've motored through. Or not.
Do the public sector DB schemes offer salary sacrifice? I'm pretty sure the TPS contributions are already subject to NICs
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do the public sector DB schemes offer salary sacrifice? I'm pretty sure the TPS contributions are already subject to NICs
It upsets my children if I refer to it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It upsets my children if I refer to it.
I'm still smarting from my day 3 tickets for Headingley in 2000
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I'm still smarting from my day 3 tickets for Headingley in 2000
Yes, and sunk without trace.
It stemmed from a vibe that too many exam boards drove down standards. Seemed a strange position when the orthodoxy of a market requires competition.
It stemmed from a vibe that too many exam boards drove down standards. Seemed a strange position when the orthodoxy of a market requires competition.
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Yes, and sunk without trace.
It stemmed from a vibe that too many exam boards drove down standards. Seemed a strange position when the orthodoxy of a market requires competition.
It stemmed from a vibe that too many exam boards drove down standards. Seemed a strange position when the orthodoxy of a market requires competition.
No economics in the MB BS
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
No economics in the MB BS
Am slow on the uptake but has just dawned on me that the franchise model that was the future of qualifications at launch of T-levels has been abandoned with V-levels.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Am slow on the uptake but has just dawned on me that the franchise model that was the future of qualifications at launch of T-levels has been abandoned with V-levels.
Yep, single brick and this one has a neighbour whose piano skill deteriorates with practice.
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yep, single brick and this one has a neighbour whose piano skill deteriorates with practice.