Better work
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.
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.
26 August 2020
Better basic skills: Better business
These resources were developed as part of a project, supported by the Department for Education, which focused on engaging employers with Adult Education Budget basic skills provision.
26 August 2020
Workplace basic skills case studies
These case studies, produced for the Department for Education, highlight features of effective practice in the delivery of basic skills - English, maths and digital – in the workplace.
17 August 2020
The future of the minimum wage – The employer perspective
This is the second report in the series, looking into how employers reacted to the introduction of and increases to the minimum wage in the past, how they feel they will be able to handle planned future increases, and what support they might need.
30 July 2020
The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on London’s low paid workers
This paper presents early findings from research examining the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on low-paid workers in London. The findings are based on new analysis of labour market data and original polling.
15 May 2020
Understanding apprenticeship progression
Learning and Work Institute undertook research on behalf of the Department for Education in 2019 to provide a better understanding of how people are supported to progress through apprenticeships, to at least Level 3 and above.
1 May 2020
The future of the minimum wage – The worker perspective
The government has committed to increasing the minimum wage in order to tackle low pay. In the first report of a series on the future of the minimum wage, we find strong and widespread popular support for further increases to the wage floor.
