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Locked out of work

Parents wanting to work need to buy childcare, but with the cost of full-time care [...]

09
Mar
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Creating a healthy labour market

Tackling the root causes of growing economic inactivity among older people [...]

07
Mar
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The Single Parent Employment Challenge – job loss and job seeking after the pandemic

The Single Parent Employment Challenge project explored single parents’ experiences of the UK labour market, [...]

14
Feb
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Do work search requirements work? Evidence from a UK reform targeting single parents

IFS assess whether work search requirements for out-of-work welfare claimants are effective in inducing individuals [...]

13
Feb
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Two thirds of economically inactive people with long-term illness report mental health problems, data finds

Just under two thirds (60 per cent) of people who are economically inactive because of [...]

13
Jan
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The Restart scheme for long‑term unemployed people

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) set up the Restart scheme to help people [...]

12
Jan
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Getting better?: Health and the labour market

Unlike many other comparable countries, the UK’s economic activity and employment rates are yet to [...]

11
Jan
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Flexible working bill: what do employers need to know?

Employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment, under [...]

10
Jan
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Dyslexic shop worker made redundant for inaccuracies in emails was discriminated against, tribunal rules

A dyslexic store layout planner was dismissed and discriminated against when she was selected for [...]

09
Jan
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How to handle redundancies with compassion

Amrit Sandhar highlights five important practices to keep in mind when laying off staff [...]

05
Dec