Lack of access to London jobs causing social mobility gap
When people from disadvantaged areas do move, it is four times more likely to be to another deprived area, rather than moving somewhere wealthier, says the research.Researchers found that family ties could stop people from moving far from home
Her dad had been unemployed and she says if she'd decided to stay, she might have got a job as a secretary, but the options would have been narrow. She gives talks in schools encouraging children to think about a wide range of careers, as part of the Inspiring the Future project, run by the Education and Employers charity.
Among those moving to London and the South East, 56% are graduates and 60% have a parent in a well-paid job.Justine Greening remembers the moment when she realised she was going to leave her home in Rotherham "You're so used to a certain area, and then you just go somewhere else, you'd feel a bit lost. I know I would, because I don't like being out my comfort zone," a young person told researchers.Could the location of an office become irrelevant if there is a long-term shift to working from home?"I feel the job I'm in just now suits my circumstances, in the sense that I've got a good work-life balance.
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