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11 04 2020

Coronavirus and the labour market: Impacts and challenges

Coronavirus is a public health crisis, but it is also having a profound impact on our economy. We explore the early evidence of the impact on our labour market, which is set to lead to the sharpest spike in unemployment on record.

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  • Projects 26 05 2020

    Longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) pilot

    Learning and Work Institute has been selected as one of eight organisations to participate in the Department for Education’s longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) pilot programme.
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  • Research and Reports 19 05 2020

    Help wanted: Getting Britain back to work

    This discussion paper sets out suggested key priorities, evidence and proposals for how government might design and deliver its employment and skills response to the downturn caused by measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
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  • Projects 18 05 2020

    Cities of learning

    Cities of learning is an inclusive approach that promotes and recognises learning wherever it happens. It creates  new pathways into learning and employment by connecting formal, informal, and in-work learning opportunities.
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  • Research and Reports 08 05 2020

    Next steps for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

    This report finds the scheme has been successful in limiting job losses and protecting incomes. While it has been costly, not acting would have led to a far larger increase in unemployment and to lasting damage to the economy.
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  • Research and Reports 04 05 2020

    Supporting Care Leavers in Further Education

    These resources are for colleges in England that want to review and improve their support for Looked After Young People and Care Leavers.
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  • Research and Reports 01 05 2020

    The future of the minimum wage - The worker perspective

    The government has committed to increasing the minimum wage in order to tackle low pay. In the first report of a series on the future of the minimum wage, we find strong and widespread popular support for further increases to the wage floor.
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  • Projects 30 04 2020

    Future Workforce Fund (FWF) Evaluation

    FWF is a ground-breaking two-year initiative that tests innovative ways of delivering employability support for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), or at risk of becoming NEET.
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  • Projects 28 04 2020

    Driving Change – supporting young adult carers in further education

    Learning and Work Institute is working in partnership with The Carers Federation to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education.
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  • Projects 28 04 2020

    Levy paying employer decisions

    Learning and Work Institute was commissioned by the Department for Education to conduct qualitative research following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
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  • Research and Reports 15 04 2020

    Understanding the potential impact of coronavirus in Wales

    New analysis shows Wales faces a post-pandemic jobs crisis with unemployment set to exceed the level seen during the last recession, and a particularly severe impact on young people.
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  • Research and Reports 11 04 2020

    Coronavirus and the labour market: Impacts and challenges

    Coronavirus is a public health crisis, but it is also having a profound impact on our economy. We explore the early evidence of the impact on our labour market, which is set to lead to the sharpest spike in unemployment on record.
    Read more Download
  • Projects 31 03 2020

    Future of the minimum wage

    Learning and Work Institute has partnered with Carnegie Trust to explore the impact of increasing the UK-wide minimum wage on workers, employers and the economy. We will be producing a series of reports from different perspectives.
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