Dec 1, 2022The potential role quality part-time work could play in reducing poverty and solving the inactivity crisisVacancy numbers are currently at a near-record high level of around 1.2 million on average per month, more than the number of unemployed…Part Time Jobs5 min readPart Time Jobs5 min read
Nov 24, 2022It’s time to stop squeezing the ‘squeezed middle’, for everyone’s benefitA few years ago, I interviewed a cohort of line managers about how they approach wellbeing conversations in their one-to-ones. One finding…HR5 min readHR5 min read
Nov 17, 2022Minimum wages: how much is enough? International learning on national minimum wages and protecting low-paid workersThe current stateUnemployment5 min readUnemployment5 min read
Nov 17, 2022Creating system change: bringing services together to facilitate employment — lessons from the Advancement Network PrototypesAs the IES labour market statistical analysis shows, we are facing a substantial mismatch between labour demand and labour supply…Unemployment4 min readUnemployment4 min read
Oct 24, 2022Remind me again, why are higher and cost-of-living-related pay increases a bad thing?‘I’m not saying nobody gets a pay rise. What I am saying is we need to see restraint in pay bargaining, otherwise it will get out of…Cost Of Living5 min readCost Of Living5 min read
Oct 10, 2022World Mental Health Day: identifying three priority areas for employer actionToday is World Mental Health Day and one thing is sure — you will have a wide choice of excellent blogs, tweets, articles and think pieces…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Oct 6, 2022The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was felt especially hard by young people.Since then the labour market has recovered, and the latest figures showed that youth unemployment is at record lows. However, the…Young People4 min readYoung People4 min read
Sep 28, 2022Will management ‘productivity paranoia’ be the undoing of hybrid work?Microsoft recently made headlines after publishing survey results suggesting a disconnect between managers and their employees about…HR5 min readHR5 min read
Sep 28, 2022All change: as government returns, we need a new plan for jobs and growthThis comment piece was originally published on the Prospect website on 21 September.Budget6 min readBudget6 min read
Jul 11, 2022Tackling the labour market participation crisis among older peoplePolicy changes to retirement and pensions, including the abolition of the statutory retirement age in 2011, aimed to give individuals more…Older Workers5 min readOlder Workers5 min read