Older people now make up a larger proportion of the UK's population than ever before. This report sets out the changes we need to make to policies for older workers, systems for funding retirement,...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR North
Business
Older people
While the Scottish labour market has improved in some ways in recent years, we continue to suffer from lower rates of in-work progression and productivity than the UK as a whole, and pay rates also...
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New Skills at Work
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
Report
Jobs & skills
A huge opportunity will be lost if the north of England is unable to provide sufficient talent to facilitate the continued growth of the digital sector. This report puts forward recommendations that...
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Jobs & skills
Business
Science & technology
IPPR North
Report
This collection examines the possibilities, practicalities, successes and struggles of various approaches to work-based learning as a means of achieving greater inclusivity in labour markets, through...
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Jobs & skills
Business
New Skills at Work
Report
The decline in the proportion of graduates entering high-skilled work has led to a rise in internships, offering interns experience in the workplace and employers a cheap form of labour. This report...
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Jobs & skills
Young people
Report
Households in income crisis, who cannot afford to pay two or more of their essential bills, are having to make the choice between heating their homes or buying food. This report argues sets out the...
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Report
Jobs & skills
The government is seeking to build an economy that works for everyone. As we leave the European Union, we will need to ensure that our country can compete in a global economy, and the government has...
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Jobs & skills
Business
New Skills at Work
Report
Not enough is being done by businesses or government to prevent people leaving work and moving onto sickness benefits; the result is a stubbornly high number of employment support allowance and...
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Jobs & skills
Business
New Skills at Work
Report
IPPR Scotland explore the current and future challenges facing the Scottish skills system and outlines the areas for action that will be needed to ensure that these challenges can be successfully...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR Scotland
Report
Scotland
Boosting social mobility in Britain requires better education-to-work transitions for young people who have low qualifications. Reviewing the evidence, this report recommends that the government...
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Jobs & skills
New Skills at Work
Young people
Report