• Research and Reports 05 11 2025

  Investing in skills: International policy insights for the UK

  This report is the first in a series of three publications supported by the Nuffield Foundation that present the findings from multi-year research into employer investment in upskilling and reskilling in a changing economy.

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• News 05 11 2025

  New international case studies reveal how the UK can boost employer investment in skills

  A study identifying international practice among employers and in public policy could help the UK increase employer investment in training, which has fallen by 30% per employee since 2011.
• Research and Reports 02 10 2025

  Supporting the progression of low-income workers in Scotland

  This report shares findings from the first phase of work, funded by the Robertson Trust, and delivered in partnership with Edinburgh College, to build the evidence base on what works to best support low-income workers to progress into better jobs.

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• News 19 12 2024

  Engage with younger workers to avoid physical and mental health risks of working from home, employers warned

  New research finds that hybrid working has the potential to make jobs healthier and more accessible, and that almost half of people would only consider jobs that allow them to work at home some of the time. However, the research warns, young people in particular need extra support to prevent unintended consequences for their physical and mental health.
• Research and Reports 19 12 2024

  What is healthy home and hybrid working?

  This research, commissioned by Health Equals, sets out the evidence on healthy home and hybrid workplaces, with particular consideration of the impact on underserved groups.

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• Projects 17 10 2024

  Health Equals

  Health Equals commissioned L&W to work towards policy change in the focus area of employment, income and health. This includes three research papers which summarise the evidence and make policy recommendations on three key areas.

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• News 10 10 2024

  Responding to the Government's Employment Rights Bill

  Learning and Work Institute's chief executive, Stephen Evans, responds to the Government's Employment Rights Bill.
• Projects 30 07 2024

  Employer investment in upskilling and reskilling in a changing economy

  With funding from the Nuffield Foundation, we are working to better understand employer investment in skills and how employees are responding to the need to upskill and retrain in a transitioning economy.

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• News 07 12 2023

  The Commission for Healthier Working Lives: building a consensus on how to address the decline in working-age health

  L&W, Institute for Employment Studies and Royal Society for Public Health are collaborating as research partners on the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by The Health Foundation. In this blog, Naomi Phillips, Tony Wilson and Joe Levenson explain why we’ve come together and what we’re planning.

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