Rebecca Florisson discusses the realities of low pay, unpredictable hours and poor protections and how we can improve access to secure jobs.

This month's statistics show a sluggish labour market, marked by growing unemployment and too few job opportunities. But there are levers Government can pull to incentivise employers to create jobs an...

The funding will help guarantee paid work placements for 18 to 21-year-olds

The Work Foundation at Lancaster University responded to Office for National Statistics figures on employee earnings in the UK in 2025.

The Work Foundation at Lancaster University respond to the CPI inflation statistics (October 2025) released by the Office for National Statistics.

Work Foundation says key elements of bill promote secure jobs amid fierce business lobbying against legislation

Lords ‘doing bidding of bad bosses’, says TUC, amid growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s plans Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers have been accused of trying to block stronger rights for millions of workers amid a growing campaign by business leaders to water down Labour’s zero-hours contract plans. In a blow for the government, the Lords last week voted to curtail the manifesto promise to give workers a right to a guaranteed hours contract and day-one protections against unfair dismissal. Continue reading...

Some 1.17 million people are on the contracts in the UK, growing by 12 per cent in the past year despite the upcoming Employment Rights Bill

Dive into our interview with Rebecca Florisson from Work Foundation (she is also one of our advisory board members at HR360) as she unpacks the Employment Rights Bill—its potential to tackle

A staggering 80% of disabled people in fully remote jobs told researchers that WFH had a “positive impact” on managing their health.

New interim report from Lancaster University, the Work Foundation, Manchester Metropolitan University and Universal Inclusion - funded by the Nuffield Foundation - reveals that five years on from the ...

The latest figure of 987,000 16-24-year-olds not in work, education or training has risen by 110,000 in a year.

More than a dozen MPs are calling on ministers to consider a four-day working week as part of the Employment Rights Bill.

Unison survey shows more than a quarter of migrant staff were paid less than the statutory hourly minimum

Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters

The change in monthly employee pay and employee status after an endometriosis diagnosis in an NHS hospital, compared with the two years prior to diagnosis.

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Figures reveal a jump for billpayers in England and Wales despite questions over firms' performance.

Exclusive: Office for National Statistics to spend £8m in deal with employment agency Randstad to recruit hires

Dr Annie Irvine on why we need for a much more holistic approach to understanding capacity in order to tackle mental health-related inactivity.

A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.

Lord Rose says it harms productivity but expert says hybrid work can be as good as full-time in the office.

Lord Rose says it harms productivity but expert says hybrid work can be as good as full-time in the office.