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12 06 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.

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  • Research and Reports 10 09 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.
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  • Research and Reports 26 08 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.
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  • Research and Reports 26 08 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.
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  • Research and Reports 17 08 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.
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  • Projects 12 08 2020

    A Citizens’ Curriculum for Lambeth and Southwark

    As part of their Multiple long-term conditions programme, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity has commissioned Learning and Work Institute (L&W) to scope a Citizens’ Curriculum pilot in Lambeth and Southwark.
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  • Research and Reports 09 08 2020

    A mid-life employment crisis

    This report, in partnership with Centre for Ageing Better, shows that there is a real risk is that the pandemic could lead to long-term unemployment for older workers.
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  • Research and Reports 30 07 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.
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  • Research and Reports 03 07 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.
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  • Projects 26 06 2020

    Volunteers, English language learners and conversation clubs

    This project was designed to research and develop new resources for volunteers and organisations supporting adult English language learners. The resources were commissioned by MHCLG and developed in partnership with Learning Unlimited.
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  • Research and Reports 26 06 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.
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  • Research and Reports 24 06 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.
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  • Projects 19 06 2020

    Refugees New to ESOL

    Building on New to ESOL, this project aimed to help ESOL practitioners meet the needs of refugee learners with low English language proficiency. The resources were commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation on behalf of the Home Office, a
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