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Shifting Sands: Employer responsibility during the cost of living crisis

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Spring Budget 2023

Childcare measures welcome but will not enable parents to return to work this year and sanctions likely to backfire

The Work Foundation respond to the Chancellor's Spring Budget 2023
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Government facing tough choices with many workers poorer than a year ago

The Work Foundation respond to the Labour market overview March 2023 released by the Office for National Statistics.
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Only two in five British businesses have introduced support to help staff with the rising cost of living as many see operating costs rise

New research from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals 66% of senior business leaders agree that employers have a ‘substantial role’ to play in supporting staff through the rising cost of living, but only 40% have introduced new support measures since the start of 2022. 
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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
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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
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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.

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