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  • Research and Reports 07 09 2022

    The cost of living crisis and its impact on low-income Londoners

    This briefing note examines the scale of the crisis facing the London and the UK, and the disproportionate impact on low income households. It also explores a wider set of factors that affects people’s ability to cope with record price increases. It
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  • Research and Reports 22 09 2021

    Better Work Audit: Job quality in London over the last decade

    The Better Work Audit builds on research on the quality of work in London. We examine public data on job quality in the capital, and how this compares to the UK trend.
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  • Boost demand for higher technical education in order to address ‘missing middle’ in skills system and drive productivity after pandemic

    Boosting demand for higher technical education after the pandemic will be vital to driving productivity and supporting social mobility, according to a new report.
  • Research and Reports 19 02 2021

    Making a market for the missing middle: Higher technical education

    This research, commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, explores how a higher technical education offer with a focus on industry-specific skills, could help to address the needs of local people, local businesses and the local economy.
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  • Research and Reports 27 10 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.
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  • Urgent action needed to support transition to post-Coronavirus economy and protect low-paid Londoners

    Central government, the Mayor of London and local government must work together to support Londoners to adapt to a post-Coronavirus economy, as new research shows low paid workers in the capital have been hit hardest by the jobs crisis.
  • 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 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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  • Coronavirus crisis risks deepening inequalities in London as low paid workers hit hardest

    Low paid Londoners have borne the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, according to new research which warns that the capital will be both poorer and less equal.

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