Owning the workplace, securing the future
This report from UK think tank CLES looks at how to support worker buy-outs and expand employee ownership in Wales. This research explores the case for employee ownership as a means to deliver a more inclusive, secure and sustainable economy in Wales. The research finds that, through new legislation – to compel action, provide for...
The UK Insecure Work Index: two decades of insecurity
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the prevalence of in-work insecurity felt by workers across the UK. New in-depth analysis of UK job market data reveals women, disabled people, ethnic minorities and young workers have been consistently affected by insecure employment over the last twenty years. The Work Foundation, a...
Low Pay Britain 2022
This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation looks at low pay and insecurity in the UK labour market. This edition of Low Pay Britain is our twelfth annual report taking stock of the state of low pay. Recent editions have focused on the short-term impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on low paid workers. Those...
Why choose Britain?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the mood of the investment community into doing business in the UK. We interviewed more than 100 founders, funders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and other senior figures, in the biggest focus group of its kind to date. Their comments to the CPS, provided on...
Energising enterprise
This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at reforming business taxes. If the UK's productivity problem can be solved, it will be solved by the choices Britain's businesses make. Yet, government can play an important role in shaping what those decisions will be. Currently, the UK's business tax system needlessly discourages investment and...
Transparency in the Subsidy Control Bill
This report from UK think tank the IEA looks at principles that public authorities must follow when granting subsidies. The Subsidy Control Bill (‘the Bill’) could make it easier for public authorities to provide economically damaging subsidies – by moving away from the European Union’s state aid process and reducing transparency requirements. The Bill outlines...
Business time
This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation looks at how ready UK firms are for the decisive decade? The UK is set for a decade of major change, with private sector firms in the front line. How ready are they for this change? What form should policy towards business take within a new economic...