🚨An important new report comes from The Work Foundation looking at insecure workers who face unpredictable hours and pay.

Read the report in full at the link below. ⬇️

#Employment #FuturethatWorks

Against a backdrop of poor labour market stats from last week, the time is right to focus on the 2nd main policy pillar outlined in the manifesto for A Future that Works, ‘Commit to working locally to deliver employment support’.

ons.gov.uk/employmentandl…

#FuturethatWorks

👇This new report from the Work Foundation urges an end to zero-hour contracts, advocating for secure, flexible working arrangements. With 1.1 million UK workers on zero-hour contracts, it's time for change.

Check it out: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

Check out the first edition of Champion & Change, the new expert #YouthEmployment magazine. It looks at broadening horizons and taking employment opportunities to the next generation.

Free to access and easy to read, check It out here: youthemployment.org.uk/champion-and-c…

📅Join the Institute of Employability Professionals for a free introduction to their services and membership this month. Discover the benefits, professional development opportunities, and insights from partners.

Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f948fb46…

#ProfessionalDevelopment

🏘️Excited for the Social Housing Finance Conference - UK's premier event for finance pros! Join 450+ leaders, including our very own Lynsey Sweeney, to tackle economic challenges, and prepare for change.

Use code SHF25 for 25% off!

Register now: socialhousing.co.uk/shfc/social-ho…

We’ve published the latest UK labour market figures.
Headline indicators for the UK labour market for December 2023 to February 2024 show:

▪️ employment was 74.5%
▪️ unemployment was 4.2%
▪️ economic inactivity was 22.2%

➡️ ons.gov.uk/employmentandl…

... so all the thing that we're talking about in our Commission on the Future of Employment Support! employment-studies.co.uk/commission
And we'll be talking about proposals for reform in the next few months, so watch this space.
More on the jobs data in our briefing later!

Truly awful jobs data today.
Employment, economic inactivity as bad as depths of pandemic.
The data is VERY volatile so don't read too much into short-term changes, but trend is clearly poor.
And I think it shows it's the labour market holding back growth - not other way round...

Lots of talk this week about problems with employment support, so thought I'd share a piece I've just written for IPPR Progressive Review on what a better system would look like:

- Accessible
- Empowering
- Responsive
- Sustainable

Bit of history too!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/M…

📢Final call for applications - Communities that Work is seeking Non-Executive Directors to join our dynamic board, shaping strategic direction and promoting our mission.

Deadline: April 15th, 5pm.

Apply now: [email protected]

#CommunityImpact

🚨Exciting news - Last week HENNE secured £1.2m in #UKSPF funds for employment support projects, showcasing collaborative efforts in the social housing sector. Together, we're building inclusive economies and improving lives.

Read more here: bernicia.com/news/north-eas…

Check out the Resolution Foundation's major new report, which delves into young people and mental health, highlighting the intersection between mental health, education, and employment.

Read It here: resolutionfoundation.org/publications/w…

#MentalHealth #YouthEmployment

🗺️We’re delighted to share this useful new graphic summary from IPPR North on what needs to happen to address regional inequality for generations to come.

Check out the chart below and more from the IPPR report here: ippr.org/articles/state…

#RegionalInequality
#LevellingUp

📅With under a month to go until local and mayoral elections, check out the Centre for Cities for metro mayor insights and the Institute for Government for local election details:

centreforcities.org/publication/ev…

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/local-election…

#MayoralElections
#LocalElections

🎧Check out this BBC podcast discussing how to get Britain working and support economically inactive individuals. With experts like Theo Paphitis and Dr. Tony Wilson, this debate speaks to the heart of our #AFutureThatWorks campaign.

Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Just two weeks to go until Housing Diversity Network's Board Diversity Conference takes place in Leeds.

Attendees will gain insight into how housing leaders are addressing systemic and social inequalities in real-time at their organisations.

Don’t miss out: app.glueup.com/event/hdn-boar…

Our academic lead for new research is Dr Gareth Young, a fellow at CaCHE.

Dr Young’s blog on equality in housing is available below, which shows the impact of the new Equality in Housing podcast.

📖:cih.org/blogs-and-arti…

🎧: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hos-c…

This new report from Policy in Practice shines a light on conditionality and sanctions, exploring how a tougher conditionality regime risks moving people away from employment.

Read in full here: policyinpractice.co.uk/back-to-work-h…

We are thankful to David Simmonds CBE MP for supporting our #FuturethatWorks campaign.

Stay in touch, and learn more about the aims outlined within our A Future that Works campaign by clicking below.

👉 communitiesthatwork.co.uk/our-work/futur…