Reports & briefings
3 July 2020
When furlough has to stop – next steps to avert long-term unemployment
We are calling on the Government to put in place a comprehensive and ambitious package of support to avert the worst employment crisis since the Great Depression.
26 June 2020
No time to lose: Getting people into work quickly
We propose a new Into Work offer for all newly unemployed people and those facing redundancy. It will give immediate access to personalised and light-touch support so people can get back to work as quickly as possible.
24 June 2020
Supporting ESOL Learners to Progress to Functional Skills
This report sets out the findings from a small-scale stakeholder consultation project to identify how ESOL providers support learners to progress to Functional Skills English qualifications.
12 June 2020
Emergency exit: How we get Britain back to work
This report sets out the impact of coronavirus on the labour market impact, the likely scale of the challenge we face, and identifies policy priorities to get Britain back to work.
19 May 2020
Help wanted: Getting Britain back to work
This discussion paper sets out suggested key priorities, evidence and proposals for how government might design and deliver its employment and skills response to the downturn caused by measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
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.
8 May 2020
Next steps for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
This report finds the scheme has been successful in limiting job losses and protecting incomes. While it has been costly, not acting would have led to a far larger increase in unemployment and to lasting damage to the economy.
4 May 2020
Supporting care leavers in Further Education
These resources are for colleges in England that want to review and improve their support for Looked After Young People and Care Leavers.
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.
11 April 2020
Coronavirus and the labour market: Impacts and challenges
Coronavirus is a public health crisis, but it is also having a profound impact on our economy. We explore the early evidence of the impact on our labour market, which is set to lead to the sharpest spike in unemployment on record.
