In his latest blog Dr Duncan Brown explores the urgent need for the new government to reform employment status to address the 'grey area' between employee and self-employed, and ensure that workers are entitled to the appropriate rights and benefits. Read more: bit.ly/3TNc21p
Reflecting on their latest ReAct research, Emily Kramers and Meenakshi Krishnan look at the role of employment advisors on Restart and how best they can be supported to maximise their impact, and help the long term unemployed back into work. Read more: bit.ly/4e9XJMr
Was great to launch the final report of our Commission on the Future of Employment Support today www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor... Two years' work and huge amount of input and engagement with govt, service users, staff, employers, etc. THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved! Thread..
Minister for Employment Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech at the launch of the final report of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support earlier today. IES Director Tony Wilson presented the key findings including the need for far-reaching reforms. Read the report: bit.ly/4evMb6d
IES and abrdn Financial Fairness Trust launched the final report for the Commission on the Future of Employment Support in Westminster today and Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech. The report sets out proposals for far-reaching reforms to improve growth and living standards: bit.ly/4evMb6d
The Trials Unit at IES provides evidence for policy and practice in education and employment. As the Unit goes into year three, Dr Susie Bamford and Dr Allie Nancarrow reflect on what has been achieved to date, current projects and future plans. Read more: bit.ly/3MO2AqM
Our Labour Market Stats briefing note has just been published. Thanks to a number of factors, today’s figures are a mixed bag, painting a confusing picture of what is really going on in the labour market. Read our analysis here: bit.ly/4gl4893
The NHS could be one of the UK's employers with the most to gain from offering flexible working as the default, but how possible is this? Astrid Allen takes a closer look at the opportunities and benefits. Find out more: bit.ly/3XmRWMo
First post on Bluesky and it's about jobs data... Just a quick one as I'm holiday(!) but headlines: - Employment still very weak - LFS is volatile so don't read too much into small changes - Earnings, vacancies look fairly strong to me - not sure about 'cooling' - Lots to do but demand is there 1/
