The UK’s Welfare Reform Act 2012 allows Department of Work and Pensions ‘work coaches’ to compel unemployed Universal Credit claimants, … Continue reading “Attitudes to work and labour market outcomes: empirical findings”

This week I gave a talk to an online conference which had asked me to speak about the future of … Continue reading “The future of post-pandemic work”

Today’s headline employment figures, as always, are backward-looking and tell us what was happening in the period August-October, before the … Continue reading “Labour market trends: look beyond the headline figures”

The closure of the original job retention scheme (CJRS) at the end of October is focusing attention again on the … Continue reading “How high will UK unemployment rise?”

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”

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”

Responding to today’s Office for National Statistics employment figures, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: “This morning’s … Continue reading “ONS labour market data “the calm before the storm,” says Professor Len Shackleton”

A lot has been happening on the minimum wage front recently. This week the Living Wage Foundation published its new … Continue reading “The new Living Wage consensus is still problematic”

It is ironic that the Office for National Statistics published figures showing unemployment at a 45-year low and earnings growth … Continue reading “The dangers of a more rigid labour market”