Economic lessons from 25 years of national devolution: tomorrow we're hosting a major conference, in partnership with PolicyWISE, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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3.8 million employees in the UK are on a flexible contract.

While some workers may enjoy the flexibility these contract types offer, for many they come with real costs, impacting living standards, work-life balance and health.

More in our latest report:

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Flexible contracts aren't always problematic, but they can lead to precarity for some workers.

One cause for concern is that among hourly-paid employees with no fixed weekly hours, more than 7-in-10 do not choose their own working patterns.

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Last year was the hottest on record.

We urgently need to decarbonise our infrastructure and reach net zero.... and we need to do this while supporting low-income households, especially those already struggling with energy costs.

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From our recent report: While firms use flexible employment contracts for a wide range of reasons, there are real costs for some workers, with one-in-four firms reporting using them to reduce their wage bill.

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ICYMI: our latest report shows that 3.8 million employees in the UK are on a flexible contract.
Some may enjoy the flexibility these contract types offer, but for many they come with real costs, impacting living standards, work-life balance and health.

resolutionfoundation.org/publications/f…

Full 2023 detailed services trade data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is out today. Unlike goods trade (which fell 7% in current prices between 2022-2023), services trade posted another strong year (growing +17%).

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Inflation is out of control... when it comes to the quantity of swearing on Taylor Swift albums resolutionfoundation.org/comment/unhapp…

Chris Smallwood, the owner of a removals firms in Salford, says he became a Living Wage Foundation Living Hours employer to give his staff greater certainty of income.

We discussed why firms use precarious workers. Catch up here ⤵️ resolutionfoundation.org/events/precari…

Flexible contracts aren't always problematic, but they can lead to precarity for some workers.

One cause for concern is that among hourly-paid employees with no fixed weekly hours, more than 7-in-10 do not choose their own working patterns.

Read more: resolutionfoundation.org/publications/f…

Our Chart of the Week comes c/o Taylor Swift & Steph Smith.

Initial analysis reveals a causal link, *checks notes*, sorry - a weak correlation between more swears and less life satisfaction in the US.

Read Torsten Bell's Top of the Charts ⤵️ resolutionfoundation.org/comment/unhapp…

Economic lessons from 25 years of national devolution: on Monday we're hosting a major conference, in partnership with PolicyWISE, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Sign up to watch live here:
resolutionfoundation.org/events/policy-…

Speaking at our event yesterday, Kate Nicholls OBE emphasised that any worker should have the right to a contract that relfects their regular hours, if they want (and many of her members say staff don't).

Catch up on the whole conversation here ⤵️ resolutionfoundation.org/events/precari…

From our recent report: While firms use flexible employment contracts for a wide range of reasons, there are real costs for some workers, with one-in-four firms reporting using them to reduce their wage bill.

Read more 👇

resolutionfoundation.org/publications/f…

3.8 million employees in the UK are on a flexible contract, with variable-hours contracts the most common.

Our latest report takes a look at what this means for firms and workers.

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ICYMI yesterday: New report from Hannah Slaughter , supported by Unbound Philanthropy, takes a look at insecure work and employment rights.

Read it here 👇

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This afternoon at 4pm on BBC Radio 4 with David Aaronovitch - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… - expert insight from Torsten Bell Tony Wilson Sam Avanzo Windett