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24 November 2020
Work & Skills for the long-term unemployed
A new ‘Work & Skills’ initiative is needed for people who are long-term unemployed. Next year there could be between 1 and 1.6 million people who have been out of work for 12 months or more.
13 November 2020
Learning ladders
The Social Mobility Commission funded L&W in partnership with the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to investigate the role of adult training in supporting progression from low pay.
7 November 2020
Levelling up skills after coronavirus: The role of trade unions and social partnership in workforce training
This report explores the role of trade unions and social partnership in the adult skills and workplace training system - both in the UK and internationally.
2 November 2020
Learning through lockdown
The 2020 Adult Participation in Learning Survey explores people’s experiences of learning since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdown introduced on 23 March 2020.
31 October 2020
Time to act – Tackling the looming rise in long-term unemployment
This report explores the potential increase in long term unemployment as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and sets out the scale of support that will be needed to help people back to work.
27 October 2020
Crisis in the capital
This report explores the impact of the coronavirus crisis on London’s labour market and low-paid Londoners. It sets out what could be done by central government and London local government to mitigate the impact of the crisis, and build back better.
19 October 2020
The future of the minimum wage – Autumn briefing
This briefing paper aims to contribute to the debate by highlighting the findings from our ongoing research programme with Carnegie UK Trust on the future of the minimum wage.
19 October 2020
Levy paying employer decisions
Learning and Work Institute was commissioned by the Department for Education to conduct qualitative research following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
7 October 2020
Making sure Kickstart works
This briefing paper warns that a focus on creating as many Kickstart jobs as possible must not come at the expense of quality training support or potentially excluding young people that need the most help.
10 September 2020
Missing millions: Where will the jobs come from?
This report shows that employment has taken up to seven years to recover after previous recessions. Employment recovery may be slower this time with big employers like hospitality and retail facing ongoing social distancing.
