The Work Foundation

📝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…

🏆️ This month’s #ResearchoftheMonth goes to the @ResolutionFoundation for their research on what policies can incentivise employers to hire more young people. Read: resolutionfoundation.org/publications/t… @NyeCominetti @JuliaDiniz @LindsayJudge @ImogenStone @GregThwaites

Workplace health support is weakest where workers may need it most. Access to support is shaped by the size of an employer, the nature of a job and who makes up the workforce. The result is health provision often compounds existing inequalities. Read: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

📖 Where you live can shape whether you find work and what it feels like to be shut out. Young people’s prospects are shaped by the strength of their local economy, the jobs available nearby, transport connections and the support they can access. Read: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

Today’s @ONS labour market figures may look stable, but beneath the headline data the new Government faces three major challenges: falling real pay in the private sector, fragile household finances and rising youth unemployment. Read our analysis: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

"Improving education and employment support will only go so far without concerted action to create more good-quality jobs and give young people a clear route into secure and sustainable work.” (9/9)

“While the Government is right to focus on making the education system work better, it must also focus on the demand side. (8/9)

Comment from @AmanNavani_, on the latest labour market figures from @ONS⬇️ “Today’s figures expose the scale of the labour market challenge facing the new Prime Minister, as private sector pay falls in real terms and youth unemployment reaches an 11-year high.” (1/9)

@ONS Government cannot rely on employers alone. We’re calling for targeted pay rises for the lowest paid, support with essentials such as transport and childcare, and properly funded plans to create secure, well-paid jobs. Read our write-up: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

@ONS A weaker labour market is also shifting the balance of power at work. Vacancies are at their lowest since 2021, while 12% of employers have made redundancies because of rising costs and 13% have cut staff hours. (6/7)

Workers face a renewed cost of living squeeze as rising energy bills, stalling wage growth and a weakening labour market leave households exposed. New analysis finds just 22% of employers plan inflation-beating pay rises in 2026. Read (1/7): lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…