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Work, health and well-being research
1 Sep 2011The Institute is evaluating a number of the recent health- and work-related initiatives for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), including: the evaluation of the pilot of the Occupational Helpline for small employers in areas of England and Wales, and the whole of Scotland; evaluating the Fit for Work Service pilots; and the evaluation of the new Fit Note
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The UK labour market: still stuck in the mud?
1 Sep 2011Recent monthly releases of official UK employment figures have shown modest growth in employment, and small falls in unemployment (at least as measured by the Labour Force Survey (LFS); the claimant count measure of people claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance has, in contrast, started to increase again). The figures have generated a rather confused debate in media and policy circles about the extent and nature of the labour market recovery as we emerge from recession.