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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

EVENT: Join us at 14.00 on Zoom for our next #WorkMatters event on how can Government boost jobs, pay and living standards as the UK labour market loses momentum? Sign-up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

EVENT: How can Government boost jobs, pay and living standards as the UK labour market loses momentum? Join us at 14.00 on Wednesday 16 September for our online Work Matters 2026 event, exploring the big challenges facing the UK labour market. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Online event: Join the Work Foundation & @centreforcities.bsky.social at 14.00 on 8 Sept to explore what Metro Mayors & mayoral authorities can do to tackle the youth inactivity challenge. We're delighted to be joined by Oliver Coppard (Mayor, South Yorkshire): us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tuesday 8 September | 14.00 - 15.00 | Online

Reducing youth economic inactivity
The role of metro mayors

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire — Keynote
Alice Martin, Head of Research, Work Foundation at Lancaster University
Elaine Bowker, Principal & Chief Executive, The City of Liverpool College
Michelle Burton, Head of Employment and Skills, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities (chair).

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Government must focus on creating more good-quality, additional jobs for young people – while helping employers, especially smaller firms, recruit and support them. This must include making the Jobs Guarantee bolder to support more young people into work. (7/7)

RECOMMENDATIONS
The Work Foundation is calling on the UK Government to make the Jobs Guarantee bolder by:
Focussing on good jobs: ensuring roles offer a living wage, training, security and clear progression.
Keep it voluntary: participation should remain a choice for young people
Prioritise additional, socially and locally useful work
Fund trusted local intermediaries that are well placed to support young people furthest from work
Provide practical wraparound support for employers.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Technology appears to be reshaping entry routes. 43% of employers say investment in AI or automation has reduced entry-level roles, rising to 60% among large employers. 44% have used AI or automated systems to screen applications. (5/7)

Technology appears to be reshaping routes into entry-level jobs
43% of employers say investment in AI or automation has reduced entry-level roles, rising to 60% among large employers
44% have used AI or automated systems to screen applications for young people.

Source: Work Foundation analysis of nationally representative Survation survey of 1,001 UK senior business leaders (May 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nearly three quarters (73%) of employers say the number of young people not in education, employment or training is a “national crisis”. More than one million 16–24-year-olds are NEET – the highest number since 2013. (3/7)

Senior business leaders agreeing with the following statements 1. Young people aged 16–24 are generally ready for the world of work (agree) 60%
2. Young people today face greater barriers to entering work than five years ago (agree) 73%
3. The level of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is a national crisis (agree) 73%
4. Employers have a responsibility to do more to support young people into work (agree) 76%

Source: Work Foundation analysis of nationally representative Survation survey of 1,001 UK senior business leaders (May 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Employers say youth worklessness is a national crisis – yet more than one in three (36%) have cut entry-level jobs for 16–24 year olds in the last year. Our new analysis reveals a continuing decline on routes into work. (1/7) Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

More than one in three (36%) employers have reduced the number of entry-level jobs available to young people aged 16-24 in the last 12 months.

This rises to almost half of medium-sized (48%) and large employers (46%) – twice the rate of small employers (24%).

Source: Survation survey of 1,001 senior business decision-makers (May 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The UK’s jobs drought isn’t just about how many jobs are available. It’s also about where new opportunities are being created – and who can access them. We look beneath the labour market figures to examine where jobs are growing and where they are disappearing: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Chat showing sectors that are:
Declining but accelerating
Declining and slowing
Growing and accelerating
Growing but slowing

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will introduce new rights to guaranteed hours, reasonable notice of shifts and payment when shifts are cancelled or curtailed at short notice. But critical decisions remain for the Government. (3/3) Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

ALT TEXT: RECOMMENDATIONS. 1. The Government must define ‘reasonable’ notice of shifts as 28 days in advance and set out a requirement that employers must provide full payment for cancelling or curtailing shifts less than a week in advance. 2. The Employment Rights Act contains a new right to a contract reflecting guaranteed hours for workers on zero hour and low hour contracts. The Government must define what is meant by 'low hours' and ensure it is not set too low which would enable employers to sidestep the new right. 3. Enforcement through the Fair Work Agency must be adequately resourced and kept under ongoing review to ensure workers are empowered to take up their right to guaranteed hours contracts. Work Foundation, Lancaster University. Supported by TUC.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Through interviews and seven-day digital diaries our research highlights four features of life on a zero-hour contract: 1. Work-life chaos 2. Financial insecurity 3. Power imbalance 4. Workers are 'living in limbo' (2/3).

ALT TEXT: Zero-hour contract workers feel in limbo. “I think my life would feel a lot less chaotic if I had a regular work schedule.” - Emma, 25, Bartender. “People on zero-hour contracts have no status.” - Amna, 36, Supply Teaching Assistant. “Wish life could just have a bit more structure and less stress, having a specific contract at work would really help with that." - Michelle, 39, Waitress. Work Foundation, Lancaster University. Supported by TUC.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢 A record 1.24 million people are employed on zero-hour contracts. Our new report, supported by @tuc.org.uk, shows that many workers are trapped in a cycle of unpredictable hours, financial insecurity and one-sided flexibility (1/3). Read➡️ www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat... Video⬇️

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🏆️ This month’s #ResearchoftheMonth goes to @resolutionfoundation.org for their report on what policies can incentivise employers to hire more young people. It looks at whether Government policy has made it too expensive to hire young people. Read: www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Resolution Foundation

Take a chance on me
How can employers be incentivised to employ NEETs?

Nye Cominetti, Julia Diniz, Lindsay Judge, Imogen Stone, Greg Thwaites
June 2026

Summary of demand-side policy reforms current, and recommendation extensions.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Workplace health support is often weakest where workers may need it most. Access to support is shaped by the size of an employer, the nature of a job and who makes up the workforce. The result is health provision often compounds existing inequalities. Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

The availability of healthcare support varies for different groups, with better-than-average support for large and medium businesses, those with high revenues, and those with few low-income staff; and worse-than-average support for those with majority young, female, low-income or older staff, and smaller businesses. Work Foundation Lancaster University Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📖 Where you live can shape whether you find work and what it feels like to be shut out. Young people’s prospects are shaped by the strength of their local economy, the jobs available nearby, transport connections and the support they can access. Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

The availability of jobs per NEET young person and varies by English region. North East 6.4 and East Midlands 5.1 are the highest.

Work Foundation
Lancaster Management School
With thanks: Liverpool City Council

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A weaker labour market is also shifting the balance of power at work. Vacancies are at their lowest since 2021, while 12% of employers have made redundancies because of rising costs and 13% have cut staff hours. (6/7)

Cost pressures are impacting employers and workers

One in eight (12%) employers say they have had to make redundancies due to rising costs

13% have had to cut the hours of existing staff.

Source: Survation survey of 1,001 senior business decision-makers (May 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Most employers are trying to help. 82% plan some form of financial wellbeing support, including extending benefits packages (27%), offering more flexibility over work and benefits (26%), and providing overtime (24%). (4/7)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Household resilience is stretched as average real regular pay increases have risen by just 0.1% as inflation remains high. ONS data shows 1 in 3 people (34%) say they are struggling to afford energy bills, while 25% would be unable to cover an unexpected £850 cost. (3/7)

89% of UK adults say the cost of living is the biggest issue facing the UK
one in three people (34%) said they were struggling to afford energy bills
one in four (25%) could not cover an unexpected £850 cost.
Source: ONS Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: June 2026
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Workers face a renewed cost of living squeeze as rising energy bills, stalling wage growth and a weakening labour market leave households exposed. New analysis finds just 22% of employers plan inflation-beating pay rises in 2026. Read (1/7): www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Only one in five employers are planning to provide pay rises above inflation this year.

This falls to one in six (16%) for businesses with less than 50 employees.
22%

Source: Survation survey of 1,001 senior business decision-makers (May 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

EVENT: Join us on Tues 14 July at 14.00 to discuss new research into how zero-hour contract workers experience insecurity, flexibility & unpredictability in their working lives, & how different policy choices could shape the future of work for workers: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-limbo-t...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The UK has known for nearly two decades what needs to change on work and health. So why has delivery fallen short? Five takeaways from Dame Carol Black’s conversation at the Work and Health Summit 2026. Read more: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Professor Dame Carol Black in conversation with Ben Harrison at the Work and Health Summit 2026.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Improving workplace health is one of the UK’s biggest growth opportunities, says Sir Charlie Mayfield. With nearly 2.8m people economically inactive due to ill health, action from employers, Government and health services is vital. Read more here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Sir Charlie Mayfield speaking with Ben Harrison at the Work and Health Summit 2026

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reversing the wave of health-related inactivity is possible, and the study calls on the UK Government to: (7/7) Read the report: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Embed prevention and healthy job design as a core employer responsibility
2. Establish local work and health hubs for SMEs
3. Pilot a supported workdays framework
4. Consult on a statutory right to paid time off for medical appointments.

Centre for Organisational Health and Well-being, Lancaster University
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The biggest gap in support is between different sizes of employers. The largest employers are, on average, over twice as likely to offer support than the smallest firms. While almost all large firms offer some support programme, a quarter of the smallest firms offer none. (6/7)

The availability of healthcare support varies by size of firm, with each increase in firm size between micro, small, medium and large associated with a fall in the share of offering support like enhanced sick pay, occupational health support, and assessing health risks. Work Foundation Lancaster University Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Critically, support is lowest where health risks are often greatest. Workers on low-income are 13.3 percentage points less likely to benefit from employer health support; while older, younger and female workers also enjoy less support. (5/7)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

2.78 million people remain economically inactive due to ill health, nearly 700k higher than before the pandemic. Our survey of 1,001 employers indicates the pressure may be easing, with a third seeing slowing health-related exits. But inactivity remains stubbornly high. (2/7)

Graph showing the share of employers seeing rising health-related exits has fallen from 20% in 2024 to 15% in 2026, while the share of employers seeing falling health-related exists has risen from 21% in 2024 to 33% in 2026. Work Foundation Lancaster University Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New research with the Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being at Lancaster University shows that the Government’s Keep Britain Working agenda is under threat, with 6 in 10 employers still seeing elevated levels of health-related exits from work. (1/7)

Unequal Support Employer Views on Workforce Health in 2026 Asli Atay, Christopher Wood, Paula Holland, Stavroula Leka, June 2026 Work Foundation Lancaster University Centre for Organisational Health & Well-being

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🚨 Nearly 2.8 million people are now out of the labour market due to ill health. So how can we deliver healthy work in uncertain times? On 23 June, we're hosting the Work & Health Summit 2026 to explore how we can support more people to stay in and return to work.

Work and Health Summit 2026
Delivering healthy work in uncertain times
Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Central London

> Sir Charlie Mayfield, Keep Britain Working Review
> Professor Stavroula Leka, Lancaster University
> Dame Carol Black
> Paul Nowak, TUC
> Alice Martin, Work Foundation
> Asli Atay, Work Foundation
> Dr Richard Peters, JLR
> Ben Harrison, Work Foundation
> Martin McTague, FSB
> Sara Weller, BT.

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Taking account of the findings of the study, and seeking to build on these initial interventions, the study calls on the UK Government to⬇️ (8/8) Read the full report: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat... To find out more, join our briefing at 14.00-14.45 on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Recommendations

1. Adopt a bolder and more localised approach to the Youth Job Guarantee
2. Strengthen the devolution roadmap in England to tackle place-based barriers to youth employment
3. Boost support in education to improve young people’s transition into work and reduce the risk of disengagement.

Work Foundation
Lancaster University

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Young people facing complex barriers to work need joined-up support. But in places like Morecambe and Liverpool, schools, colleges, employment services and employers are struggling to keep pace with growing demand. Stronger local partnerships will be critical. (7/8)

Dr Divya Jyoti
Lancaster University Management School
“The young people we met in Morecambe and Liverpool aspire to be in education, work, or training but they feel alienated from the labour market.

“Through no fault of their own, many young people in this study have faced difficult transitions and systemic barriers through their education and early lives. They are trying to find work in an extremely competitive market but are receiving little feedback or encouragement.

Work Foundation
Lancaster University

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

There is just 1 entry-level vacancy for every 3 NEET young people in the UK. In the North East, this falls to 1 vacancy for every 6 young people, and 1 in 5 in East Midlands. Competition is even greater when students, job changers & older workers are included. (4/8)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

There are now one million young people aged 16–24 who are not in education, employment or training. Our analysis of Adzuna UK job data shows that 'starter jobs' – roles accessible to those entering the workforce for the first time – have fallen by 49% over the last decade. (2/8)

Graph showing the number of available 'starter' jobs has fallen dramatically by 49% in the last decade from 139,329 in 2016/17 to 71,110 in 2025/26.

Work Foundation
Lancaster Management School
With thanks: Liverpool City Council

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The UK has entered a youth 'jobs drought'. With Lancaster Uni Management School & Liverpool City Council, we've released analysis exploring how local labour markets in places like Morecambe & Liverpool, employer recruitment practices + young people's experiences are impacting NEET rates. (1/8)

Starting out: Boosting youth employment in local labour markets

Divya Jyoti, Beth Suttill, Martin Quinn, Peter Watt, Jessica
Redmond, Emelia Williams, Jon Fitzmaurice & Alice Martin
June 2026

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Lancaster Management School
With thanks: Liverpool City Council

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This morning, Lord Wolfson (CEO of Next) warned that there has been a "dramatic fall" in the number of entry-level jobs and said employment law changes could make it more difficult to hire. Our Head of Research, @alicepmartin.bsky.social, commented: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Today, @aman93.bsky.social (Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Work Foundation at Lancaster University) commented on the latest ONS public opinions data that shows that the cost of living is the biggest issue facing people in the UK: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Aman Navani
Senior Research & Policy Analyst, Work Foundation at Lancaster University
Cost of living biggest issue for the UK public
"Nine in ten adults (90%) now report the cost of living as the most important issue facing the UK, which is the highest proportion since Labour came to power in July 2024.
“With people continuing to struggle, these challenges will remain a defining issue for political leaders in the UK, whoever is in power. Government Ministers must remain focussed on providing additional support for those who need it most and ensure financial and political stability at a time of great uncertainty.”

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

EVENT: Join us on Wednesday 20 May to discuss what the latest ONS figures on inflation and the labour market statistics mean for workers, employers and the economy in 2026. Sign-up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte... @ageingbetter.bsky.social @benrharrison.bsky.social

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Earlier today, our Director @benrharrison.bsky.social responded to UK Government's priorities announced in the King's Speech 2026. Read in full: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation at Lancaster University
“The real test of these new Bills will be whether they support a sustained increase in economic growth that supports higher wages and better access to secure employment, while providing Government more control to address the fundamentals currently driving rising costs.
“At a time of fevered political speculation, it is essential the Government prioritises delivering the measures in the King’s Speech that improve the working lives of people, provide more opportunities to young and disabled people to enter work and protect the most vulnerable workers against rising costs.”
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

As the jobs market has hit the headlines recently, we get a common question. "How can it be true that unemployment and employment are rising at the same time?" Can this be right? @aman93.bsky.social has taken a look at the state of the UK labour market: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Change in employment, unemployment and economic inactivity rates (Feb-Apr 2024 to Nov-Jan 2026)

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🏆 Our #ResearchOfTheMonth for March 2026 goes to the @learnworkuk.bsky.social exploring training& skills needs across key UK growth sectors. It highlights a concerning long-term trend that employer investment in training has fallen by 29% per employee in real terms since 2011. (1/5)

Learning & Work Institute

Training and skills needs: Trends and challenges in UK growth sectors.

Corin Egglestone, Mark Magill, Bradley Phipps, Stephen Evans, Sravanthi Vempalli & Lovedeep Vaid

March 2026

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Today’s ONS labour market figures are a cause for concern as unemployment remains elevated at 5.2% while wage growth cooled significantly to a five-year low of 3.8%, writes @aman93.bsky.social (Senior Research and Policy Analyst). Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Figure 1 Regular Nominal Wage Growth January 2019-January 2026

Showing wage growth for whole economy is 3.8%, 5.9% for public sector and 3.3% for private sector.

Source: ONS dataset A01 Table 15: Average Weekly Earnings (nominal) - Regular Pay (Great Britain, seasonally adjusted

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

ONLINE EVENT: Join us on 24 March to explore the future of remote and hybrid work in the UK, and how it can be utilised to improve access to secure and flexible employment in the years ahead. Sign-up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-the-ris...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Workers with long-term health conditions in lower paid roles were more likely to miss out on support. Mid-high income jobs were 21 percentage points more likely to say their employers’ actions had supported them to stay in work (68% vs 47%). (3/5)

Workers with long-term health conditions’ perception that overall, their employers’ actions had supported them to stay in work, by income and professional status of employment.
Our results revealed:
- Low income 47%, mid-high income 68%
- Non-professional (51%), professional (65%)
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Survey data reveals the interventions that were rated as being most helpful by employees with long-term health conditions were more control over their work (73%), paid sick leave (71%), and flexibility over location (69%), working hours (68%), and job role (68%). (2/5)

Perceived effectiveness of workplace interventions among workers with long-term health conditions that had received them.
Our results revealed that the interventions that were rated as being most helpful by their recipients related to their employment conditions: more control over their work (73%), paid sick leave (71%), and flexibility over location (69%), working hours (68%), and job role (68%).
Source: Work Foundation analysis of nationally representative survey 1,138 working age adults with long-term health conditions (May 2025).
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Today, we have released new analysis looking at how the Government can make the Keep Britain Working Vanguard Phase - led by Sir Charlie Mayfield - a success. Read the article (1/5): www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Workers with long-term health conditions’ perception that overall, their employers’ actions had supported them to stay in work, by access to workplace health intervention.
Our results revealed:
- Workers given more control over work (68%), workers not given more control over work (33%)
- Workers provided with periods of sick leave (67%), workers provided with periods of sick leave (34%)
- Workers given flexibility over work location (72%), workers not given flexibility over work location (35%)
- Workers provided with flexibility to change job description and role (72%), workers not provided with flexibility to change job description and role (35%).
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Comment from our Director, @benrharrison.bsky.social, on the Chancellor's Spring Forecast. “Despite the Chancellor seeking to strike a robust tone regarding the impact of the Government’s economic agenda, ultimately the pace of progress remains slow." Read: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

Ben Harrison, Director, Work Foundation at Lancaster University
“Despite the Chancellor seeking to strike a robust tone regarding the impact of the Government’s economic agenda, ultimately the pace of progress remains slow.
“The OBR’s forecasts underline that 2026 is likely to continue to be highly challenging – particularly for workers struggling with the cost of living crisis and for young people struggling to find a secure job.
“It’s critical that the Government seeks to go further and faster in driving wider economic growth during a period of international uncertainty."
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Join us between 14.00-15.00 today to review the latest ONS figures on young people aged 16 to 24 years not in education, employment or training, and what it means for young people, local communities, the labour market and the Government. (2/2) eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte... @impetus.org.uk

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Comment from our Director, @benrharrison.bsky.social, on the latest release from the ONS showing that 957,000 young people were not in education, employment or training figures in Oct-Dec 2025. (1/2) The full statement is available at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

JOB: Are you ambitious to create research and evidence that helps to improve working lives in the UK? We’re hiring a Policy Advisor on a 10-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. Find out more: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat... Deadline: 23.59, Thursday 5 March 2026

We’re hiring!
At a time of big changes in the world of work, we are looking for a talented individual who shares our goal to tackle structural inequalities in the UK labour market.
Location: Policy Advisor (maternity cover)
Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 (+ £3,506 London Weighting, pro-rata)
Benefits: USS pension & generous holidays
Hybrid - London or Lancaster
Contract: 10-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
Deadline: 23.59, Thursday 5 March 2026

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

EVENT: Join us tomorrow between 14.00-15.00 to review the latest ONS figures on young people aged 16 to 24 years not in education, employment or training, and what it means for young people, local communities, the labour market and the Government. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte...

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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ONLINE EVENT: On 24 March, join us and an expert panel to explore the future of remote and hybrid work in the UK, and how it can be utilised to improve access to secure and flexible employment in the years ahead. Sign-up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-the-ris...

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