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  • Act now to tackle record rise in unemployment and prevent long-term damage

    Employment experts call for £1 billion Youth Guarantee and urgent investment in education and back-to-work support. The Government needs to act now to tackle the fastest spike in unemployment on record or risk permanent damage to our economy and people’s livelihoods.
  • Building bridges towards future jobs

    A third of Britons want to switch careers, but many have no idea where to start, says the City & Guilds.
  • 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.
  • Extend and reform Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to avoid ‘second wave’ of unemployment and help Britain back to work

    The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme must be extended for three months and reformed in order to prevent a ‘second wave’ of unemployment and support a phased return to work.
  • Coronavirus set to reverse five years of employment growth in one month

    New analysis by Learning and Work Institute shows that the coronavirus crisis will cause an unprecedented increase in unemployment which risks exacerbating pre-existing economic inequalities.  
  • The future of technology in skills provision coaching capability

    Between the start of the March lockdown and September, the number of people claiming benefits rose 120% to 2.7 million. There are worries many more jobs will be lost before the UK economy recovers.
  • Urgent action needed as long-term unemployment risks surging to 1.6 million

    The Government must urgently put in place help for people to find work, as the number of people who are long-term unemployed risks surging as high as 1.6 million next year.
  • 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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  • Projects 21 12 2020

    The NHS role in addressing the work and employment impacts of coronavirus

    NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned Learning and Work Institute to identify opportunities the NHS could rapidly develop to address the employment impacts of coronavirus and support social mobility.
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