Women, Work & Health in the 21st century
The Work Foundation has just released the first of a new series of reports on Gender, Sex, Health and Work, entitled “More than ‘Women’s Issues’: Women’s Reproductive and Gynaecological...
15th June 2017HEALTH AND WELLBEING,POLICY
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for February to April 2017
The labour market statistics for February to April 2017, released today, show a continued fall in the unemployment rate. However, pay settlements also continue to fall. The latest labour market...
14th June 2017PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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More than “women’s issues”: why aren’t we focusing on reproductive and gynaecological health?
Women’s reproductive systems and gynaecology can have a considerable, and in some cases debilitating effect on their health. 51% of the UK population may, at some stage in their adult life,...
6th June 2017HEALTH AND WELLBEING,POLICY
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Let’s join the campaign and create more Good Work
The policy world may have taken a pause, with the calling of a snap election, but our work advancing the importance and value of good work must press ahead as nothing in the modern global economy ever...
22nd May 2017WORKING FUTURES,HEALTH AND WELLBEING,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS,POLICY
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Working with HIV – report preview
Since Autumn 2016 the Work Foundation has been undertaking a piece of research to assess the impact of HIV on working lives in the UK. This extends our previous study on the economic costs associated...
19th May 2017HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Prince Philip and the Work Foundation
Following the announcement on the fourth of May 2017 that HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will be retiring from public engagements later on this year, the Work Foundation would like to thank Prince Philip...
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for January to March 2017
The labour market statistics for January to March 2017, released today, report a welcome fall in unemployment (to 4.6%). However, the data on pay are less encouraging. The latest labour market...
17th May 2017PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Early intervention: a solution for managing musculoskeletal conditions?
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions comprise a wide range of conditions that affect the joints, bones, muscles and connective tissues; they include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing...
12th May 2017FIT FOR WORK,HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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It’s time for EAPs to realise their full potential
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) are now a familiar feature of the workplace landscape in the UK, with most large organisations offering them on a confidential basis to their employees. Their...
29th March 2017HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Commentary on the labour market statistics for the 3 months to Jan 2017
The labour market statistics for the 3 months to Jan 2017, released today, report a welcome fall in unemployment (to 4.7%). However, increases in pay continue to moderate. The latest labour market...
15th March 2017PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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