Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the Spring Statement, announced by government earlier today.

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics.

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.

The labour market continues to weaken, and unemployment has risen as more people are looking for fewer jobs. The unemployment rate has risen to 5.1% - the highest in the last four years and not far off the pandemic peak of 5.3%. Outside the pandemic period, this is the highest rate since 2016.

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.

A welcome set of announcements over the weekend on the government's Youth Guarantee, helping to build a more comprehensive offer for young people www.gov.uk/government/n...

In our final ReAct briefing paper of the Autumn series, we focus on the ReAct collaboration itself and what value this has brought to participating organisations and the people they support. Read: bit.ly/4ovzixm

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on today's Autumn Budget.

In a new blog ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, @naomiclayton.bsky.social calls for the Budget to focus on three key areas for action: youth employment, health and disability support and employer engagement. Read: bit.ly/4pa3pLS

📢New blog! IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social reflects on the Keep Britain Working Review, considering how the recommendations can be best implemented by both government and employers, when taking a 'whole-system' approach and embedding good work as a foundation for health. Read: bit.ly/4qRgGdG

How can we support better, longer careers in the context of a rising State Pension age? Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey: events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...

📢 New ReAct research highlights what works in strategic partnerships and how collaboration can bring benefits to operational delivery and participant experience, resulting in a more comprehensive support offer and better tailoring of support for participants. Read our findings: bit.ly/47vtcIH

The next phase of the reshuffle

Its now only just over a month until our Annual Conference! We will be discussing how organisations can effectively improve productivity through people, and our speakers include some of the UK's leading employment specialists & HR thinkers. Register here: bit.ly/41jBNua

Comment from IES' @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS. Our briefing note will be available later today, sign up here to receive via email: employment-studies.co.uk/news-press/i...

Latest labour market stats: The labour market continues to cool as employers respond to cost pressures and global uncertainty. Payroll numbers are falling, pay growth is slowing and vacancies are now well below pre-pandemic levels, as employers cut back hiring.

20 years ago today, a bomb exploded on a bus at Tavistock Square. I was there. This is what happened:

This is quite a story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Surprised & saddened to see this happen to Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust - they have supported vital work on debt, pensions, tax & much else. www.thetimes.com/article/7d69...

Full text of Liz Kendall's letter to Labour MPs confirming welfare bill U-turn - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

To mark National Employability Day 2025, Rosie Gloster and Jonny Buzzeo consider the government's Get Britian Working plans, and detail the key lessons from previous efforts to improve employment rates which can be used most effectively to inform this initiative: bit.ly/3G1Lhmh

The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill has been released. Here's a short thread highlighting a few things we learned: (1) 200,000 people who are in the 'Severe Conditions Criteria group' will be protected from the changes to UC-H.

This new research for the Care Quality Commission identified that the majority of staff surveyed had experienced or seen unfair treatment at work. This report covers the details of how and why this is happening, and the most effective ways to make workplaces fairer. Read: bit.ly/4e4KQnR

With 1 in 8 young people NEET and 2.8m people out of work due to LT health conditions, how will today's #SpendingReview match up to the scale of the challenge and the government's 80% employment rate ambition? Lot of Qs on the DWP settlement and what next on Get Britain working reforms

Early start this morning to host a day of discussions with key stakeholders in West Midlands on the local Get Britain Working plan #GetWestMidlandsWorking

Great to be at Communities that Work parliamentary reception last night w/ @allymcgovern.bsky.social, where JobsPlus was centre stage. It’s an innovative, community-led approach to employment support, delivered through social housing, that’s being tested across 10 sites in England.

Comment from IES' Seemanti Ghosh on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics. Our briefing note will be available later today, please sign up here to receive via email: www.employment-studies.co.uk/news-press/i...

First labour market stats since NIC and min wage increases in April. Growth in employee jobs continues to slow and March/April marks first fall (-0.2% and 0.3%) since April 2021. Largest fall in the hospitality sector.

Comment from IES' Seemanti Ghosh on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics. Our briefing note will be available later today, sign up here to receive via email: employment-studies.co.uk/news-press/i...

Unemployment remains relatively flat, growth in payrolled employees has slowed and vacancies continue to fall (to pre-pandemic rates). Hospitality & retail have seen the largest falls in vacancies and payrolled employees - both sectors likely to be impacted NICs and min wage increases in April.

Trump's trade war has weakened the UK's growth prospects, which may feed through to higher unemployment. And some places will be hit harder than others e.g. a relatively large share of exports from the West Midlands, Wales, South West are goods exports to the US. www.ft.com/content/3a2f...

Great to hear @duncanbhr.bsky.social on Radio 4 this morning talking about two decades of lost pay growth in the UK. While the minimum wage is a good news story and means lots of low wage workers are better off, real average wages have stagnated since the 2008 financial crisis.

“The real risk is…lots of people are pushed into poverty with all the negative consequences of being in poverty, it doesn’t help them get into work” @claremoriarty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Nice article on the context and options ahead of Tuesday’s green paper, inc @learnworkuk.bsky.social recommendations on reducing the risk of trying work. What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system? on.ft.com/4i85hBD

Our other new report out today to coincide with the #HealthierWorkingLives Commission final report launch. The report looks at what works to 1) protect people's health and well-being at work 2) support people stay in work 3) support people back into sustainable employment.

Our new report on geographical inequalities in work and health outcomes 👇 It shows wide and persistent inequalities - and highlights how important an effective welfare system is to some communities in particular and how unevenly £6bn of cuts might be felt.

Sir Stephen Timms setting out what we can expect in the green paper on benefits reform later this month inc ensuring focus on proper, tailored support; restoring trust; and making sure it’s financially sustainable. And reiterating links to the Make Work Pay plans and the Mayfield review

“If you invested an extra £250m a year in employment programs ... that should pay off ultimately in saving the taxpayer about £4bn pounds a year in a decade’s time.” In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, @stephenevans.bsky.social calls for greater investment in employment support. @eirnolsoe.bsky.social

Great to be at the launch of the @healthfoundation.bsky.social Commission for Healthier Working Lives - report features lots of refs to @learnworkuk.bsky.social @employmentstudies.bsky.social reports as core research partners www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Want to work in a thinktank? But worried it's only for "usual suspects"? Think again -- and sign up for webinar--this Weds 330-6pm--from @resfoundation.bsky.social & loads of other top tanks all looking for hidden talent www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/worki...

Don't forget to register for @resfoundation.bsky.social's webinar on working in the think tank sector! 📅 Wednesday 5 March ⏰ 3.30 - 6.00pm 🎙️ Featuring L&W's Amy Solanki

EVENT | Economic inactivity: Thinking through local responses Join us to hear from @naomiclayton.bsky.social , Director of Policy and Research at @learnworkuk.bsky.social and our Deputy Director, Victoria Sutherland. Book your place for 26th February 👇 loom.ly/S7zoVCk

This a fantastic job, working with a brilliant team! Happy to chat if you’re interested in finding out more about the role

Job news...incredibly proud to be joining the fantastic team @employmentstudies.bsky.social as their new CEO. Looking forward to building on everything achieved under @wilsontony.bsky.social's brilliant leadership and excited for the role IES can play in years ahead.

Great to see our new #AmbitionSkills report in @personneltoday.bsky.social. 🗞️ The report finds the UK has larger skills gaps between different parts of the country than most other European countries. #AmbitionSkills is supported by City and Guilds and NOCN. www.personneltoday.com/hr/regional-...

Warning of ‘skills chasm’ amid huge UK regional divide in qualifications - great coverage of new @learnworkuk.bsky.social report by @guardianheather.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

New @learnworkuk.bsky.social report shows the gap between high- and low-skilled areas in UK is already wider than in many comparable countries and is set to widen learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

L&W offices are closed from 25 December and will reopen on 2 January. 👋 For a round-up of our work in 2024, check out the #12DaysofLW hashtag. And we’ll see you in 2025 for lots more on learning, skills and employment!

Great to be at the launch of @oecd-ocde.bsky.social adult skills survey England scores above average for literacy and numeracy, and improvements in young people’s skills means that England is no longer an international outlier But there are still 8.5m working-age adults with low essential skills

NEW: L&W briefing sets out 5️⃣ things you need to know about the Government’s ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper, why it matters, and how success can be achieved. ⬇️ learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...