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Can an ‘Opportunity Guarantee’ prevent a pandemic generation?

What should an opportunity guarantee look like, and what should government bear in mind in designing this?
£3.2 billion package required to curtail coronavirus unemployment crisis, Chancellor told

Around 10 million workers who are furloughed, at risk of redundancy or in sectors still heavily affected by social distancing measures, urgently require support to help them switch jobs and change careers, labour market experts say.
Trouble ahead? Early warning signs for the labour market

Coronavirus is, first and foremost, a public health crisis. It is also having a profound impact on the labour market, both directly and also indirectly through the measures rightly being taken to protect health.
Under pressure - caring through the crisis

The closure of schools and colleges due the coronavirus has created huge challenges for the education sector and led to uncertainty for all young people. For some young people however, the pandemic is a particularly worrying and challenging time.
Searching for a Goldilocks exit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has saved millions of jobs and prevented an even more catastrophic rise in unemployment than we’ve already seen. The Chancellor is right to extend and reform the scheme to prevent more people losing their jobs, but better target help where it is needed most.
What does coronavirus and the increase in unemployment mean for good work?

As we move towards the next stage of the crisis, the government should rightly focus on tackling unemployment. However, the issue of good work – that was not long ago at the top of policy makers agenda – must not lose prominence.
Introduce 'Plan for Jobs' to prevent Great Depression levels of unemployment

The Government has been urged to develop an ambitious ‘Plan for Jobs’ to reverse the record rise in unemployment triggered by the coronavirus crisis.
The unequal impact on women in the workforce

At every age, and at every level of qualification, women are more likely to be working in sectors such as hospitality and retail that have been most affected by the crisis.
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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