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In light of the government’s open consultation on flexible working proposals coming to an end, Astrid Allen looks at the limitations of legislation versus the need for cultural change and how some progressive employers are maximising the recruitment and cost benefits that flexibility can deliver.

Reflecting on the sharp rise in early retirement among older workers, Zofia Bajorek highlights the actions that employers can take to address the needs of these employees, and avoid losing the skills, knowledge and economic productivity that they bring to the workplace.

Cristiana Orlando summarises findings from her recent research on the impacts of Covid-19 on youth employment and finds that despite falls in unemployment, the pandemic has seen significant deteriorations in working conditions, access to training and mental health for young people.

Cristiana Orlando looks at the impact of the national minimum and national living wage increase, and questions whether the increase goes far enough in achieving any positive outcomes for young people.

With the 'levelling up' agenda central to government economic policy, Zofia Bajorek considers what can be done to open up employment progression opportunities for those at risk of being trapped in a low pay, low skill equilibrium.

Zofia Bajorek details the latest output from the PURPOSE programme, a toolkit for employers to establish a return-to-workplace plan for employees living with obesity.

With the onset of a new academic year, Anneka Dawson reflects on the progress made with early years research projects undertaken during a succession of lockdowns, and details how the adaptation of evaluation methods can help research be more resilient in the future.

With hybrid working and the desire for greater workplace autonomy becoming more commonplace, Zofia Bajorek considers the use of idiosyncratic deals (i-deals), where special conditions of employment are offered to individual workers.