Embedding work and related outcomes into social prescribing
Recent years have seen increasing interest from high level policymakers in social prescribing as a means of improving public health and wellbeing generally and specifically as a route to work. Our...
4th April 2019HEALTH AND WELLBEING,POLICY
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Getting Skills Right
On the 13th of February 2019 we hosted at the Work Foundation the launch of the OECD’s report on “Getting Skills Right: Future-ready adult learning systems” funded by JPMorgan Chase...
4th April 2019PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Flashbacks to the past at the Work Foundation
The Work Foundation history includes two world wars, the emergence of the computer, several global financial crises, joining the European Union and perhaps, by the time this arrives in your inbox,...
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Lancaster University parliamentary event
At a time when the UK Government is rightly asking more from its Universities to help it deliver its ambitions, as set out in the Industrial Strategy, Lancaster University ran an event at the heart...
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Workplace health and wellbeing
Last week, I explored trends in sickness absence workplace health and wellbeing at Inside Govt’s ‘Effectively Reducing Sickness Absence’ conference. We all know that workplace health...
4th April 2019HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Productivity results for ‘Be the Business’ Business Festival
March 2019 saw the publication of research conducted by the Work Foundation for Be the Business: Raising UK competitiveness: Inside the mindsets of leaders of firms. Be the Business was established...
3rd April 2019PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS,POLICY
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Where will the next generation of ‘creatives’ come from?
Last week I was invited to speak on the topic of the future of work at the NESTA Creative Economy 2019 symposium entitled ‘Alternative Futures’. This event brought together policy-makers,...
3rd April 2019WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Commentary on Labour market statistics for November 2018 to January 2019
The latest labour market statistics reveal continued buoyancy in employment. Over the quarter to January of this year, there have been increases of 93000, 59000 and 61000 respectively in full-time...
19th March 2019UNCATEGORISED,WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Commentary on Labour market statistics for October to December 2018
The latest labour market statistics show a continued increase in the overall level of employment, and a fall in unemployment. The number of full-time employees increased by 61000 over the last three...
19th February 2019WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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Commentary on Labour market statistics for August to October 2018
The latest labour force statistics indicate a rise in unemployment of 20000 over the quarter to August-October this year, the unemployment rate now standing at 4.1%. Employment, however, has...
12th December 2018WORKING FUTURES,PRODUCTIVITY AND SKILLS
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