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Great to speak with Peter Cardwell on Times Radio today about the new employment statistics. Key takeaways: stable figures but challenges under the hood. Inflation & #costofliving is still an issue, particularly for insecure workers. Starts at 24:36. thetimes.com/radio/show/202…

With the party conference season upon us, The Work Foundation is delighted to announce our fringe Party Conference programme. At a time of major labour market challenges, our roundtables will discuss pressing issues facing workers and wider society (1/8). lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

Delighted to host roundtable with Lancaster University at Liberal Democrats conf asking how the UK can develop a world leading social care workforce that supports families in their time of need. Valuable contributions from Pippa Heylings 🔶️ MP for South Cambridgeshire Angus MacDonald Jane Dodds AS/MS 🔶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP🔶🇺🇦 and others…

Thank you to Vince Cable Hina Bokhari OBE AM 🔶 Jo Swinson Willie Rennie et al for joining roundtable on supporting more people back into work at Liberal Democrats conference. Key takeaway: more to do with legislation, employment support & cultural shifts to de-risk routes back into employment.

📝Today, we release new longitudinal analysis that shows that insecure work in the UK is a trap for millions not a short-term stop gap (1/8). #NoProgress 🔗lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

Great to see our latest The Work Foundation (Lancaster University Management School) research at the centre of important Government debate on insecure work 👏 Lancaster University

A pleasure to chair this conversation today with Anneliese Dodds & @SarahOwen_ re. pay gap reporting. Clear that while greater transparency over pay will be important, it must be accompanied by more detailed employer action plans capable of narrowing the gaps we observe.

Great to have George Freeman FRSA MP, Dr Ben Spencer and a host of experts to join us at the #CPC24 this afternoon to discuss a Conservative plan to get Britain working. Key areas raised included benefit reforms, devolution, mental health + cross sector working.

Do you think the proposals are consequential? “The Bill is going to contain a whole range of measures designed to tackle insecure work & extend access to employment rights. That matters because our analysis suggests 6.8m workers are in severely insecure work… (2/12)

Meanwhile, our Principal Analyst Rebecca Florisson featured on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning discussing her thoughts on the upcoming Employment Rights Bill. Main talking points include: (1/6)

📝After the publication of the Employment Rights Bill, Ben Harrison and Jon Fitzmaurice assess whether it will provide more security and make work pay. Find out more here⬇️ lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

Comment from our Director, Ben Harrison, on the labour market statistics release from Office for National Statistics (ONS)⬇️ “Today’s labour market statistics provide a reminder of the complexities and challenges facing the Government in delivering its pro-growth and pro-worker agenda. (1/12)

📝Why is more action needed to make work pay? Find out here⬇️ ✍️Rebecca Florisson lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

📢Join us 2pm Tuesday 29 October as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment.⬇️ 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-progress-…..

📢EVENT: Join us Tue 17 Dec as we review the labour market statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS), and discuss what the prospects are for workers, businesses and communities in 2025. Ft.: Ben Harrison Claire Reindorp David Smith Alex Hall-Chen 🎟️Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matters…..

📝New research 🚨A near record 2.78m people are out of the labour market due to ill-health in the UK. Our latest briefing shows how Government & employers can work together to help retain more people in work when they face health issues. (1/10) 🔗lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

📢EVENT: Join us Tue 17 Dec as we review the labour market statistics from Office for National Statistics (ONS), and discuss what the prospects are for workers, businesses and communities in 2025. Ft.: Ben Harrison Claire Reindorp David Smith Alex Hall-Chen 🔗eventbrite.co.uk/e/107725104988…

Our Director, Ben Harrison, was delighted to join a meeting organised by Progressive Change yesterday with Darren Jones MP MP (Chief Secretary to the HM Treasury) to discuss the benefits of raising the level of Statutory Sick Pay from £116.75 per week.

Comment from our Director, Ben Harrison, on the latest data on young people not in education, employment or training from Office for National Statistics (ONS)⬇️ buff.ly/41zOqlp “Today’s data shows that young people not in education, employment or training is at the highest level for 10 years...(1/6)

Listen again to Ben Harrison Director of the Work Foundation talking about the increase in young people who are NEETS on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme; from 8:41 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…