Real-term pay falls fuel strikes
Real-term pay falls fuel strikes – but increased public sector vacancies mean the Government must follow private-sector trends when it comes to pay 3.9 million…
Resolution Foundation
Economic and benefit reform essential to replace UK’s stagnation with rising and shared prosperity
Stronger economic growth is fundamental to restarting rising living standards in the UK, but must be accompanied by reform to our economy and benefits system…
Youth worklessness due to ill-heath has almost doubled in a decade
Youth worklessness due to ill-heath has almost doubled in a decade – and is heavily concentrated among those with poor qualification levels Economic inactivity due…
New Resolution Foundation briefing – Wages are flatlining
A new briefing from RF Chief Executive Torsten Bell and Economist Charlie McCurdy has been released today (22nd March). It examines what is happening to…
Budget succeeds in boosting employment but leaves household incomes stagnant, as citizens pay higher taxes to see many services cut
The Chancellor announced an impressively broad suite of policies to encourage more people into work, but Britain’s economy remains stuck in a deep funk –…
Borrowing boost means Chancellor’s Budget will deliver fresh cost-of-living support
… But he faces tough choices on resolving strikes, raising employment, and reforming tax The Chancellor is set to receive a short-term borrowing boost in…
Exploring Economic Inactivity and NEETs: What Are Their Challenges?
Boosting workforce participation is a key economic challenge in the 2020s. The policy work should start in the Budget. It’s not about getting the over…
Forget ‘unretiring’ the Covid cohort – mothers, older workers and people with disabilities hold the key to getting Britain working
Government efforts to boost Britain’s workforce should focus on supporting more mothers into work, and helping older workers and those with a disability stay in…
Care workers are paying for their dedication with unsafe working conditions and unlawful minimum wage under-payment
Social care workers have higher levels of job satisfaction and stronger job attachment than those in other low-paying sectors, but many have to contend with…
44 per cent disability income gap makes people with disabilities more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food this winter
Massive income and material deprivation gaps between people with disabilities and the rest of the population mean that disabled people are hugely exposed to the…