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  • Engage with younger workers to avoid physical and mental health risks of working from home, employers warned

    New research finds that hybrid working has the potential to make jobs healthier and more accessible, and that almost half of people would only consider jobs that allow them to work at home some of the time. However, the research warns, young people in particular need extra support to prevent unintended consequences for their physical and mental health.
  • Research and Reports 19 12 2024

    What is healthy home and hybrid working?

    This research, commissioned by Health Equals, sets out the evidence on healthy home and hybrid workplaces, with particular consideration of the impact on underserved groups.
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  • Projects 17 10 2024

    Health Equals

    Health Equals commissioned L&W to work towards policy change in the focus area of employment, income and health. This includes three research papers which summarise the evidence and make policy recommendations on three key areas.
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  • Responding to the Government's Employment Rights Bill

    Learning and Work Institute's chief executive, Stephen Evans, responds to the Government's Employment Rights Bill.
  • Projects 30 07 2024

    Employer investment in upskilling and reskilling in a changing economy

    With funding from the Nuffield Foundation, we are working to better understand employer investment in skills and how employees are responding to the need to upskill and retrain in a transitioning economy.
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  • The Commission for Healthier Working Lives: building a consensus on how to address the decline in working-age health

    L&W, Institute for Employment Studies and Royal Society for Public Health are collaborating as research partners on the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by The Health Foundation. In this blog, Naomi Phillips, Tony Wilson and Joe Levenson explain why we’ve come together and what we’re planning.
  • Research and Reports 02 08 2023

    The future of work: protected characteristics in a changing workplace

    The EHRC has commissioned L&W to conduct research into the major drivers of changes in the world of work. This report looks at the impact of three long-term British labour market trends on people with certain protected characteristics.
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  • Empowering voices, building community: How participating in a lived experience group has provided strength and connection in the drive for better work

    Riah is a member of the Better Work Network’s lived experience group. Read about their reflections joining the group and the difference they hope sharing their experience of work can make.
  • Delivering change through worker voice and representation

    Ava is a member of the Better Work Network’s lived experience group. They live in West London and work as a delivery driver for a well-known online retailer. Read their perspective on the importance of connection and voice in one of the fastest growing roles in the gig economy.

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