Abbreviations

ABI

Annual Business Inquiry

ACAS

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

AEI

Average Earnings Index

AES

Annual Employment Survey

BHA

British Hospitality Association

BHC

Before Housing Costs

BHPS

British Household Panel Survey

BRC

British Retail Consortium

CABx

Citizens Advice Bureaux

CBI

Confederation of British Industry

CIPD

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development

CROW

Customer Responsive Outreach Work

CSSA

Cleaning and Support Services Association

CTB

Council Tax Benefit

DEA

Disability Employment Advisor

DfEE

Department for Education and Employment

DSS

Department of Social Security

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

DPTC

Disabled Person's Tax Credit

EEF

Engineering Employers' Federation

ELWa

Education and Learning in Wales

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

ETS

Employment Tribunal Service

FC

Family Credit

FEA

Fair Estimate Agreement

FES

Family Expenditure Survey

FRS

Family Resources Survey

FSB

Federation of Small Businesses

FTE

Full-time Education

GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HB

Housing Benefit

HEA

Hairdressing Employers Association

HMT

Her Majesty's Treasury

ICT

Information Communications Technology

IDS

Incomes Data Services Ltd.

ILA

Individual Learning Account

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IR

Inland Revenue

IRS

Industrial Relations Services Ltd.

LA

Local Authority

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LGA

Local Government Association

LPC

Low Pay Commission

LSC

Learning and Skills Council

MA

Modern Apprentice(ship)

MDR

Marginal Deduction Rate

NACAB

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

NES

New Earnings Survey

NGH

National Group on Homeworking

NHF

National Hairdressers' Federation

NHS

National Health Service

NI

National Insurance

NIACAB

Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

NICs

National Insurance Contributions

NMW

National Minimum Wage

NTO

National Training Organisation

NUS

National Union of Students

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ONS

Office for National Statistics

PAYE

Pay As You Earn

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

RPI

Retail Prices Index

RR

Replacement Ratio

SIC

Standard Industrial Classification

SUfI

Scottish University for Industry

SVQ

Scottish Vocational Qualification

TEC

Training and Enterprise Council

TIGER

Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights

TUC

Trades Union Congress

UfI

University for Industry

UK

United Kingdom

UKDA

UK Data Archive

US

United States of America

USDAW

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

VAT

Value Added Tax

WFTC

Working Families' Tax Credit