Covid-19 Resources: Reports

This paper has been written in collaboration between IES and a range of other organisations, experts and partners in employment and social policy. It sets out evidence- and practice-based proposals for the employment and labour market response to this crisis.

The Covid-19 crisis has led to an economic shock that is unprecedented in its size and speed. This report sets out IES’s assessment of the economic challenges that we will face from this crisis, and evidence-based proposals for our labour market response.

What works when it comes to getting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into employment? The Youth Futures Foundation has commissioned IES research to help inform practice and policy making at this crucial time for young people.

The paper, written jointly by Youth Employment UK, the Youth Futures Foundations, Impetus, The Prince’s Trust and IES, sets out practical proposals to ensure that young people are supported during the current crisis and can share in the economic recovery.

This report has been co-authored by eleven organisations/ individuals including IES, and sets out proposals for providing immediate ‘Into Work’ support for the newly unemployed and those at risk of redundancy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Claimant Count data published this morning (19 May). The Claimant Count is a measure of the number of people claiming benefits principally for the reason of being unemployed. The statistics released today relate to claimants as at 9 April 2020, so approximately three weeks after the Covid-19 crisis began.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (16 June). It includes analysis of increases in claimant unemployment, new Labour Force Survey data and real time data from Pay As You Earn Tax Returns.

Preliminary results from the first COVID-19 homeworker wellbeing study, looking at how working from home for an extended period is affecting the UK workforce.

This toolkit is designed to help business leaders and managers anticipate and take actions that effectively support employees’ mental health during Covid-19 and beyond.

A guide designed to help HR professionals navigate through the unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. Focused around three phases organisations may need to manage their responses – React, Recover and Renew.

This briefing note sets out early analysis of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on low paid employees, drawing on detailed analysis of Labour Force Survey (LFS) responses for the month of April.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (11 July). This covers claimant count data to 11 June 2020, Pay As You Earn tax data to June and Labour Force Survey data from March to May.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (11 August). Today’s figures largely cover the period of full lockdown (from March to June), alongside July data from employee payrolls and the vacancy survey.

This briefing note uses newly released data from employers planning 20 or more redundancies alongside historic estimates of actual redundancies, in order to estimate the potential path of job losses this year.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning. The analysis covers Labour Force Survey data up to May to July 2020, and claimant count data to August 2020.

This report is the output of a project conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies and commissioned by the Health Foundation. Its purpose was to identify how government COVID-19 related policy may have impacted upon the adult social care workforce in England.

This paper presents the final recommendations from the Youth Employment Group, for measures to support young people through the Covid-19 crisis, improve their employment prospects and prevent mass youth unemployment.

This report sets out the interim findings on the impacts of COVID-19 on low-income households.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (13 October).

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published this morning (11 November).

This report looks at the impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on single parents. It focuses on single parent workers who were not defined as ‘critical workers’ and who are likely to have faced the greatest challenges in terms of needing to work and care simultaneously during lockdown.

This report, by the International Labour Organization, examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region.

This paper sets out analysis of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, using quarterly and longitudinal Labour Force Survey data covering the period from July to September 2020.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 December 2020.

Sussex Learning Network commissioned IES to lead research into the implementation of a collaborative ‘Pan Sussex’ approach, ensuring all learners and potential learners in Sussex can make effective transitions within education and training as a protective measure against the economic storm created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is the final report of a mixed methods project exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on low paid workers. The project has been funded by Standard Life Foundation.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 26 January 2021.

This report presents the findings from an evidence review that the Institute of Employment Studies was commissioned to carry out by the CIPD on digital and online learning within adult vocational education and in the workplace.

This research examines how enforced working from home in the UK is changing how people want to work in the future and how organisations respond.

This report sets out analysis of trends in youth participation in education and employment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 23 February 2021.

This report outlines the initial plans to evaluate three early years projects chosen by the OVO Foundation; Doorstep Library, Parental Engagement Network (PEN) and Tales Toolkit.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 23 March 2021.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 20 April 2021.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 18 May 2021.

This new report from Timewise Foundation is based on Labour Force Survey research from IES and explores the specific impact of the pandemic on part-time employees, and sets out what needs to be done to ensure they are not left behind.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 June 2021.

The 'What Works in Youth Employment Partnerships’ guide and case study collection are the first outputs from a three-year Health Foundation-funded project led by IES on improving access to good quality work for young people.

IES research on behalf of the Centre for Ageing Better highlights that more support is needed for employees to manage health conditions in the workplace.

This briefing note sets out new analysis of online job postings, drawing on vacancy data held by Adzuna.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 July 2021.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 17 August 2021.

This toolkit highlights the legal responsibilities that employers have for providing a safe workplace, as well as detailing a six-step practical plan which aims to understand both organisational and employee needs as workplaces begin to plan for the future.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 September 2021.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 12 October 2021.

This research, carried out by IES and IPPR, explored the impact of the pandemic on young people, the prospects for future employment growth and how youth employment and participation can be increased.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 16 November 2021.

This report takes a youth-centred approach to explore young people’s perspectives on what good quality work and support mean to them and the impact of the pandemic on their perceptions and experiences of work.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 December 2021.

Over the course of 2021, IES has provided insight to our HR Network members on how the pandemic is affecting employers and our workforce through our Perspectives papers.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 18 January 2022.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 February 2022.

The Work After Lockdown project has completed three waves of research, relating to distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions introduced in the UK. This report presents insights from the waves of data collection and summarises the learnings and implications for employers and policy makers.

This report is part of a three-year research project for the Health Foundation’s Young People’s Future Health Inquiry. The Inquiry focuses on understanding how to develop effective approaches in policy and practice to improve access to good quality youth employment and achieve systemic change across the four UK nations.

This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 February 2022.

This report focuses on the sub-set of single parents who experienced unemployment during the pandemic. It explores the routes that led to them becoming unemployed and their attitudes to and experiences of job-seeking and back-to-work support.