Commentary on the labour market statistics for December 2017 to February 2018
The labour market statistics for December 2017 to February 2018, indicate that the economy is gradually returning to a healthy state, with a marked increase in the number of full-time and part-time...
17th April 2018PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Tackling the productivity problem in UK manufacturing
The UK is experiencing an ongoing ‘productivity problem’. Despite ONS data suggesting a very modest uptick in productivity growth over the past two quarters, we have a huge amount still to do to...
26th March 2018WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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What is ‘good work’ and how do we measure it?
In his Review of Modern Working Practices Matthew Taylor argued that “good work for all should be a national priority”. Delivering on this commitment, however, would require – at the very...
23rd March 2018HEALTH AND WELLBEING,POLICY
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for October to December 2017
The labour market statistics released today provide a mixed picture. The number of unemployed rose by 46000 over the last three months of 2017, so that the unemployment rate now stands at 4.4%. The...
27th February 2018WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Time to Talk: Are you willing to talk about your mental health at work?
People are an organisation’s biggest asset, and the 37 million people that make up the working age population are the greatest economic resource that the UK has. This is why it is important to...
1st February 2018HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for September to November 2017
The estimated employment rate of 75.3% has increased by less than one percentage point compared to the previous rolling quarter in 2017 and compared to the same period in 2016. On average,...
25th January 2018WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for August to October 2017
The latest labour force statistics provide further evidence that the labour market has peaked and is now starting to turn down. December ONS labour market statistics show employment fell by some...
13th December 2017WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Helping employers support their working carers
Working carers in the UK: the context There are over five million informal carers in the UK and their number has increased 16.5% since 2001. The economic value of their contribution, calculated from...
23rd November 2017HEALTH AND WELLBEING,POLICY
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Creating good work that improves future productivity and supports inclusive growth
On 2nd November the Work Foundation ran a conference in partnership with the OECD, Warwick University, and the Centre for Cities to discuss the key challenges facing the UK in building more quality...
23rd November 2017PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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A formula for success
In 2015 when I joined the Work Foundation, one of the first things I worked on with my colleagues here was a study to determine where UK businesses were at in terms of reaching a ‘Tipping Point’...
22nd November 2017WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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