Working at home is something many of us have got used to – maybe too used to – over the … Continue reading “Is the ‘Zoomshock’ here to stay?”

In response to the extension of the furlough scheme until the end of March, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor … Continue reading “Furlough extension will keep many people in artificial “employment,” says IEA expert”

A new briefing paper from Professor Len Shackleton outlines the shape of the UK labour market prior to and during … Continue reading “Boosting employment post-Covid”

Responding to the ONS labour market statistics, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: “The ONS labour market … Continue reading “Labour market statistics “nothing to be complacent about,” says IEA expert”

As the Chancellor announces an expansion of the Job Support Scheme, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: … Continue reading “Job Support Scheme expansion a “depressing development,” says Professor Len Shackleton”

Summary Following the Covid-19 lockdown, the UK labour market faces much higher unemployment and reductions in labour force participation as … Continue reading “How to create new jobs”

– The labour market faces much higher unemployment following the Covid-19 lockdown;  – Experience of previous recessions suggests a recovery in employment will lag … Continue reading “Relax employment regulation to drive the economic recovery, says new IEA report”

A Sunday Times article has raised the issue of how the government should wean the private sector off government support … Continue reading “Furlough was necessary but “market forces should be allowed to prevail””

In response to the ONS labour market statistics, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: “We are still … Continue reading “UK still in “Phoney War” phase of battle against unemployment, says Professor Len Shackleton”