Work Foundation

📣Join us at 2pm Tuesday 29 October as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. ⬇ Speakers include: ▪ Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation ▪ Nikita Malik, Head of Work and Opportunity, The Centre for Social Justice ▪Dr Katy Jones FIEP , Head of Decent Work & Productivity Research Centre, The Manchester Metropolitan University ▪Aman N., Research & Policy Analyst, Work Foundation 🎟 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eeuBvEfB

🏆 Our #Researchoftheweek goes to New Economics Foundation for their report ‘Solid Foundations’ which outlines the scale of what is required to tackle regional inequality and improve lives across the country. 📌 The authors argue that after decades of underinvestment, regions across the country have been left with a substantial capital funding gap. 📌It found that the government’s ambition to deliver a decade of national renewal will only be possible if it provides £32bn capital funding a year for mayors and local councils. The authors say this should be invested in four critical devolved areas: 1️⃣ - £11.8bn a year outside of London to deliver 92,000 new social rented homes required to meet housing need 2️⃣ - £3.4bn each year to retrofit the homes of all 3.18m fuel poor households 3️⃣ - £1.4bn a year in municipal and community energy projects between 2025 and 2029 to meet the UK’s renewable energy commitments, with £0.7bn between 2030 and 2034 4️⃣ - £15.6bn annually outside of London to invest in public transport and active travel to drive the shift needed to reach net zero. 📌Combined investment needs in the four sectors varied significantly between regions outside of London. The East Midlands has the highest additional public investment need with £1,148 per person required over the next five years, while north-east was second highest at £820. 🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/dBZMYcWe Benedikt Straňák Emmet Kiberd Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

📣Join us at 2pm Tuesday 29 October as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. Speakers include: ▪ Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation ▪ Nikita Malik, Head of Work and Opportunity, The Centre for Social Justice ▪Dr Katy Jones FIEP , Head of Decent Work & Productivity Research Centre, The Manchester Metropolitan University ▪Aman N., Research & Policy Analyst, Work Foundation 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eeuBvEfB

🏆 Our #Researchoftheweek goes to Living Wage Foundation for their report 'London's Low Pay Landscape' which aims to understand who earns less than the London Living Wage, and the impact this has on their lives. Key findings include: 📌 574,000 (13.3%) jobs in London are low paid. 📌 People most impacted by the rate of low pay are people who work in Outer Boroughs, hospitality workers, women, part-time workers, workers aged 18-21, renters, minority ethnic workers, and workers born outside of the UK. 📌 36% of low paid workers in London have regularly skipped meals for financial reasons, with 42% having difficulty paying for food and half (51%) having used a foodbank in the past year. 📌 Many low paid Londoners have little or no financial safety net, with 41% having less than £10 left over each week, once they have paid for essentials like housing, food, utilities and transport. 📌 Low paid Londoners identified increased pay as the most important measure their employer could offer them. 🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/e2rTNDZs Katherine Chapman Graham Griffiths Martha Crawford John Hood

📝This week has seen several Ministers float policy changes designed to help support more people with health conditions back to work. But will they help provide realistic pathways to employment, or do they risk stigmatising and ratcheting up the pressure on vulnerable groups already facing significant challenges? ✍ Ben Harrison 🔗Read here: https://lnkd.in/epaU59Td

📣Join us at 2pm Tuesday 29 October as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment. Speakers include: ▪ Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation ▪Dr Katy Jones FIEP , Head of Decent Work & Productivity Research Centre, The Manchester Metropolitan University ▪Aman N., Research & Policy Analyst, Work Foundation 🎟 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eW8Nu9x6

🏆 Our #Researchoftheweek goes to Demos for their report 'Trustwatch 2024.' It found that trust in Britain’s system of government is at a record low and the relationship between politicians and the public feels increasingly fragile. Key findings include: 📌 Some 45% of the public ‘almost never’ trust governments of any party to put the nation’s interests above their party’s. 📌58% ‘almost never’ trust politicians to tell the truth when they are in a tight corner. 📌Just under a third (32%) of the population believe the UK is a well-functioning democracy. 📌Just 35% of people trusted the general election campaign to represent the concerns of “people like me.” In light of these findings, the report recommends several strategies to re-build trust in British politics. These include: 1️⃣ Build a stronger relationship between local politicians and communities 2️⃣ Put people at the heart of the policy making process 3️⃣ Make politicians more relatable and representative 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eiUGddZC Dan Goss Billy Huband-Thompson Polly Curtis Lucy Bush Andrew O'Brien Ben Glover Hannah Perry

📝Will the Employment Rights Bill provide more security and make work pay? Find out more here ⬇ ✍ Ben Harrison and Jon Fitzmaurice https://lnkd.in/eZZ2fH-q

📣Join us at 2pm Tuesday 29 October as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment. Speakers include: ▪ Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation ▪Dr Katy Jones FIEP , Head of Decent Work & Productivity Research Centre, The Manchester Metropolitan University ▪Aman N., Research & Policy Analyst, Work Foundation 🎟 https://lnkd.in/eW8Nu9x6..

📝Ahead of the new Employment Rights Bill on Thursday, Rebecca Florisson, Asli Atay and Jon Fitzmaurice look at the workers most likely to benefit from the new Bill. If the new Bill is to be successful then it must tackle several key challenges: 1️⃣ Zero-hour contracts - The Government’s proposal to ban exploitative zero-hour contracts stands to benefit over 1 million people who rely on them as their main form of employment, but the reality is there isn’t a single definition of a zero-hour contract in law that can be easily banned. The Government should require employers to provide guaranteed contractual hours for all roles from day one – while allowing for workers themselves to seek secure, flexible working arrangements from day one too. 2️⃣ Strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - 1.15 million people (3.5% of the UK workforce) do not qualify for SSP as they do not meet the earnings threshold of £123 per week. This issue disproportionately impacts groups already facing structural inequalities in the labour market. Even when a worker is eligible, SSP replaces just 17% of average weekly earnings. It is critical that alongside extending access to SSP by removing the earnings threshold and reducing wait times before workers can claim it, Government also increases the rate of sick pay too. 3️⃣ Strengthening parental leave & pay – UK Maternity pay provides a relatively low level of earnings replacement. To address this, substantial reforms to increase pay during maternity, paternity & shared parental leave to support gender equality & family wellbeing should be introduced. 🔗https://lnkd.in/ekCGUAvV