Tag Archives: Employment and Labour Market

A new report from the Social Market Foundation thinktank (SMF), suggests that net migration to the UK could fall by 58% next year.

A new report from the Social Market Foundation has found that the ‘Berlin Wall’ between vocational and academic education is crumbling, with the number of pupils who do not qualify for Free School Meals taking a vocational course increasing threefold over the last decade.

New research released today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think-tank, in partnership with Adecco Group UK & Ireland, has highlighted the potential impact on the UK labour market should employers face restrictions on the recruitment of EU workers as a consequence of leaving the EU.

New research from the Social Market Foundation, in partnership with Adecco Group UK & Ireland, has revealed UK employers’ heavy reliance on employees from the EU.

A new report released today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think-tank, in partnership with Adecco Group UK & Ireland, warns that employers need greater clarity on the future of the Government’s National Living Wage (NLW) if they are to invest in measures to improve productivity and offset the cost of the new rate.

New research released today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think-tank warns that 1.73 million workers will continue to be paid below the National Living Wage (NLW) when it comes into force in April 2016 because it does not cover the self-employed. By 2020, the NLW is expected to rise further, resulting in the number of self-employed workers paid below the new rate rising to 1.88 million.

A cautious Budget from a ‘Tinkerman’ Chancellor

A new report released today by the Social Market Foundation think-tank warns that, while effective for some, the threat of sanctions can do more harm than good and has not improved employment outcomes for disabled people.

New research conducted by the Social Market Foundation analyses the potential impact of the new rate on businesses across the UK.