Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor

Re:Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday June 09, 2019 @05:06PM (#20141903)

The UK is operating at entirely fake levels of employment.

The statistics are based on a Labour Force Survey which counts anyone who works for one hour a week - or more - as employed. And also anyone who labels themselves as self-employed, irrespective of hours worked.

This is explicitly official policy, and not exaggeration or hyperbole.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwor...

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Re:Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor by teh_klev on Sunday June 09, 2019 @08:20PM (#20142813)

This ^^^^. Thank you.

So, in the UK, if you're on unemployment benefit (UB) you're permitted to work up to 15 hours a week. But that wage is deducted from your UB. That work counts towards "employment" as far as the current UK stats are concerned. It's a lie and the UK government should own up to this....but statistics, damn statistics make them look good depending on how you cut things.

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Re:Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor by M2Ys4U on Monday June 10, 2019 @06:09AM (#20145290)

They are employed, though. They're just under employed.

These definitions aren't just made up to make the UK look good, they're international definitions of employment.

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