This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines the Government’s proposed employment reforms. The Government is planning the largest set of workplace reforms in a generation, with plans to overhaul multiple areas of employment policy. These have the potential to make real inroads in the problem of insecurity at work, and would particularly...

This report from UK think tank the Living Wage Foundation looks at the impact of the cost-of-living on pension savings and retirement expectations. Many people in the UK are experiencing poverty once they retire from work, and many more may be at risk of post-work poverty in the future if their pension contributions are not...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at how to fix broken Britain and create a united nation. 'A United Nation' addresses the five priority areas identified in the CSJ Social Justice Commission’s recent 'Two Nations' report which laid out an unflinching review into the state of poverty in the...

This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics looks at the charity sector's unhealthy status quo. Recent riots have put the instability of the UK’s communities in the spotlight. And as night follows day, they have also highlighted the communities’ strengths: the people who freely give their time and money to respond to need,...

This report from UK think tank The David Hulme Institute examines the impact of the great risk transfer on individuals and society through the changing relationship between employer and employees. This latest research which investigates the Great Risk Transfer and the changed relationship between employment and financial wellbeing, published in partnership with the Institute and...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI aims to capture learning and early impacts of the activities supported by Partnerships for People and Place funding in East Birmingham. This evaluative assessment has been undertaken by City-REDI and the School of Education based at the University of Birmingham. It aims to capture learning and early impacts...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation puts forward a proposal for a new in-work poverty benchmark for London employers. This Social Market Foundation report is the culmination of a three-year project supported by Trust for London examining the scale and impact of in-work poverty in London. It proposes the creation of...

This report from UK think tank EDSK discusses why post-18 education in England is still broken and how to fix it. Our post-18 education system will never reach its full potential in terms of driving economic growth and productivity if full-time university degrees continue to be placed on a pedestal above other qualifications and courses....

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines the changing profile of work and labour. The use of AI in Chinese workplaces and the impact on employees offers important lessons for the roll-out of this technology around the world. China places few restrictions on developers, and this environment has enabled the rapid emergence of...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice shows that a new deal is needed to unlock young people's potential and turbo charge the region's prosperity. Young people across Birmingham and the West Midlands, need a new deal for education, employment and skills in order to fully unlock their potential and turbo...

This report from UK think tank The Work Foundation investigates whether current time-off policies are sufficient to support an older and sicker workforce stay-in work. Work Foundation analysis shows time off in the UK has become widespread, but access to it unequal. We found that 1.15 million workers are not eligible for Statutory Sick Pay...

This report from UK think tank IPPR outlines their findings from their survey about perceptions of our childcare system. The public are ambitious about the potential role of childcare and early education. With a UK general election now announced, political parties should consider how they can meet this motivation with an improved early years offer....

This report from UK think tank IPPR argues that delivering a just transition must include developing an understanding of future career options for energy sector workers. The transition to a net zero economy is both a necessity and an opportunity for the UK. In this report, we focus on the challenges workers face in the...

This report from UK think tank The Work Foundation looks at how employers are supporting their workers with rising costs. Work Foundation analysis shows that low paid workers are vulnerable to the continued cost of living crisis as only 30% of British firms plan above inflation pay rises this year. Our new report with the...

This report from UK think tank The King's Fund recommends that social care has a wider workforce that includes younger people within it. Social care has a problem with young people. In the overall economy, under-25s make up 11% of the workforce, and in some sectors younger people are the backbone of the workforce (around...

Government must do more to tackle insecure work in the UK By Rebecca Florisson (The Work Foundation) The recent Queen’s speech indicated that the much-anticipated Employment Bill has again been delayed. This Bill could have played an important role in addressing severely insecure work. Proposals to improve job quality and security as set out in...

The coronavirus crisis means we are facing huge changes and disruption in the labour market but what are these likely to be and who will be most affected by them? Covid-19 has accelerated change for workers already facing disruption By Josh Abey (Fabian Society) Covid-19 has pulled the rug from underneath millions of workers and...