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Precarious work and mental wellbeing - a lurking COVID-19 threat?
28 Apr 2020Julie Vanderleyden and Stephen Bevan consider the link between precarious employment and employee wellbeing, and the capacity for both policymakers and employers to influence the relationship between the two.
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‘Falling through cracks’ or ‘left in limbo’ – fixing the holes in our safety net
27 Apr 2020Institute Director Tony Wilson explains why the Job Retention Scheme can’t do it all. Our social security system needs to fill the gaps.
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Careers Leaders can help young people navigate an uncertain future
22 Apr 2020Joy Williams and Helena Takala highlight the importance of careers education in schools and colleges in helping to secure the economic future of this generation of young people.
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‘When it comes to care workers, don't just applaud, pay them’...but how?
22 Apr 2020Dr Duncan Brown considers the long-standing need to deliver better pay and career progression for care workers, with recommendations including transitioning the social care workforce onto the NHS Agenda for Change pay structure.
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We’ve never seen a month like this one – now we need to start planning for the recovery
21 Apr 2020Tony Wilson reflects on this month's labour market statistics and the latest data on Universal Credit claims, highlighting the importance of early intervention from government, employers and wider social partners to aid economic recovery.
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Is remote working really so bad? The benefits of working from home during Covid-19
20 Apr 2020Using data from the IES Working at Home Wellbeing survey, Beth Mason considers ways in which homeworking is reportedly having a positive impact on people’s work and lifestyle.
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What next for the older workers losing their jobs to coronavirus?
17 Apr 2020In a guest blog from the Centre for Ageing Better, Kim Chaplain highlights the value of older workers in the economy, urging government and employers to ensure their needs are recognised in rebuilding the labour market.
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The Curve Steepens: COVID-19 and the social gradient for UK workers
14 Apr 2020Stephen Bevan looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the social gradient and the challenges facing policymakers if the social gradient graph in income and job quality is to be prevented from getting steeper.
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Youth employment challenges in a post COVID-19 recession - is education the best protection?
7 Apr 2020Becci Newton considers if after the 'lock down' should policymakers get behind an education 'lock in'? And what can be done to help young people in the labour market?
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How to avoid the homeworking-parenting clash
6 Apr 2020In a guest blog originally published by the Society for Occupational Medicine, Stephen Bevan looks at the challenges facing homeworking parents and what bosses can do to both recognise and alleviate the pressure.