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Engineer and apprentice
Jobs that work: Paving the way for good jobs through participatory co-design

Jobs that work: Paving the way for good jobs through participatory co-design

17th Nov 2021
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People in low-paid, insecure work faced a rising tide of employment uncertainty in 2020

People in low-paid, insecure work faced a rising tide of employment uncertainty in 2020

20th Jul 2021
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Making jobs work: Improvements to job quality are key to our recovery

Making jobs work: Improvements to job quality are key to our recovery

20th Jul 2021
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What the first COVID-19 lockdown meant for people in insecure, poor-quality work

What the first COVID-19 lockdown meant for people in insecure, poor-quality work

31st Mar 2021
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Storm ready - how to keep us afloat as unemployment hits

Storm ready - how to keep us afloat as unemployment hits

8th Sep 2020
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UK Poverty 2019/20: Work

UK Poverty 2019/20: Work

7th Feb 2020
Influencing employers so more people break free from poverty through work

Influencing employers so more people break free from poverty through work

8th Oct 2019
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Attitudes of people on a low income: work

Attitudes of people on a low income: work

13th Aug 2019
Solving poverty after Brexit

Solving poverty after Brexit

26th Oct 2018
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Entry to, and progression in, work

Entry to, and progression in, work

28th Jul 2015
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The low pay, no-pay cycle

The low pay, no-pay cycle

20th Jan 2015
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The benefits of tackling worklessness and low pay

The benefits of tackling worklessness and low pay

12th Dec 2014
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Rewarding work for low-paid workers

Rewarding work for low-paid workers

30th Apr 2014
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How can local skills strategies help low earners?

How can local skills strategies help low earners?

7th Feb 2014
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In-work poverty, ethnicity and workplace cultures

In-work poverty, ethnicity and workplace cultures

25th Sep 2013
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Can improving UK skills levels reduce poverty and income inequality by 2020?

Can improving UK skills levels reduce poverty and income inequality by 2020?

27th Jun 2012
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