A year of uncertainty? The Retained EU Law Bill 2022 and UK workers' rights

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Employers, workers and job seekers feeling the squeeze

The Work Foundation respond to the Labour market overview February 2023 released by the Office for National Statistics

Wages rises cancelled out by inflation as discontent amongst public sector workers grows

The Work Foundation respond to the Labour market overview January 2023 released by the Office for National Statistics

Sunsetting EU laws risks rights of more than 8.6 million UK workers

Government plans to rush the ‘sunsetting’ of EU laws by the end of 2023 will put the rights and protections of more than 8.6 million UK workers at risk, new analysis by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals.

Stark challenges facing workers as inflation wipes away pay rises

The Work Foundation respond to the Labour market overview December 2022 released by the Office for National Statistics

£266,000 award to investigate disability inclusive remote and hybrid working

Lancaster University has been awarded £266,000 for research into ‘Designing inclusive remote and hybrid working to support disabled workers’.

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New report proposes six policy lessons to address digital inequality

Lancaster University research has contributed to a new British Academy report exploring how to tackle the rise of digital poverty.

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Speaking at our #WorkMatters event, @nadinebh_ from @PoliticsHome said a major policy consideration for the labour market is how we tackle the crisis facing the NHS. Long-term sickness is raising the levels of economic inactivity & restricting the amount of people who can work. https://t.co/RPiUeTQBuA

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Speaking at our #WorkMatters event this afternoon, @TeraPauliina of @McKinsey said that employers are facing challenges retaining staff in a tight labour market. Job to job flows at a near-record high & employees can get four times their normal pay rise by moving jobs. https://t.co/8WQM1z6xDA

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Welcome to our #WorkMatters event on a ‘A year of uncertainty?’ You can join our expert panel @TeraPauliina, @nadinebh_ & @MattWhittakerPB by clicking here: https://t.co/nxe4s8nVAf First of all, Ben will be introducing the key stats from today’s @ONS labour market release.

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