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12 June 2025
Nearly six million people are balancing employment with unpaid care. Targeted support is required to help them pursue fulfilling careers, new research finds
Funded by the Health Foundation to inform the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, this report sets out a range of policy options to fix the foundations of support for carers before the demand for care rises uncontrollably.
11 June 2025
Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s spending review 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spending review on 11 June 2025.
10 June 2025
Labour Market Briefing: June 2025
Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 10 June 2025.
10 June 2025
Labour market stats response, June 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans and chief economist Dr Helen Gray respond to the latest labour market data from ONS.
9 June 2025
Living and working with a long-term health condition: What makes good employment support?
Charley Hullah chronicles his lived experience of employment support programmes and calls for more holistic support.
28 May 2025
Channel 4, Make UK and the National Housing Federation join new campaign to “get the nation learning”
A coalition of organisations including broadcaster Channel 4, manufacturers’ organisation Make UK, and the National Housing Federation have pledged to “get the nation learning” as a new report demonstrates that when adults learn, our society and economy thrive.
28 May 2025
Lifelong learning and skills for longer lives
Funded by Phoenix Insights, this research builds an evidence base on the employment-related impact of lifelong learning on individuals, employers and the wider economy.
27 May 2025
Transforming opportunity
We are pleased to share our vision for an ambitious Youth Guarantee so that fewer than 10% of young people are NEET, and no young person who is able to engage with work or training is NEET for more than a year.
23 May 2025
Responding to the latest NEET data, May 2025
L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest ONS figures on young people who are not in education, employment or training.
16 May 2025
New expert group calls for strengthened resit policy and reversal of English and maths study requirement for adult apprentices
A new coalition of teaching and policy experts, including L&W, is calling on the Government to aim for at least 90% of 19-year-olds to achieve Level 2 English and maths by 2030.
