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Just as the UK is poised to announce the new minimum wage level in Thursday’s Autumn Statement, Duncan Brown considers what we can learn from several international comparisons.

With a substantial mismatch between labour demand and supply, Becci Newton and Rosie Gloster reflect on previous IES research looking at Advancement Network Prototypes and consider how services across employment, skills and careers can better enable more people to find and progress in work.

Becci Newton provides analysis of the latest data on 16-18 year old apprentices and provides recommendations to help boost apprenticeship completion rates and help young people secure better paid, long term employment.

Duncan Brown looks at how different organisations are responding to the cost of living crisis and challenges the assertion that restricting wage growth is vital for ‘keeping a grip on inflation’.

Duncan Brown argues that a stronger emphasis on delivering fair pay and employment, is the key to achieving sustained high performance and productivity in the fact of the cost of living crisis and rising inflation.

To mark World Mental Health Day, Stephen Bevan looks at how employers can help tackle the causes of work related mental ill health, setting out three priority areas for action.

Dan Lucy examines the challenges facing the recruitment and retention of older workers and sets out three practical examples of what organisations can do to create a more age inclusive workforce.

Drawing on her latest output for the Better Quality Youth Employment research programme, Cristiana Orlando considers what the UK could learn from other countries when tackling the current challenges surrounding young people’s prospects and outcomes.