Progression in Employment: Using behavioural insights to promote progression in employment
This report provides an analysis of how behavioural insights or ‘nudge’ approaches could be used to encourage employers to improve career progression for low-skilled, low paid workers.
The Progression in Employment project, of which this paper forms a part, is designed to capture evidence and insights on developing and implementing upskilling pathways for low-skilled adults. The project aims to identify effective employer practice in supporting the in-work progression of adults in low-skilled and low-paid work, and to share the learning from this practice with employers through the creation of an employer toolkit and a range of dissemination activities.
The focus of this paper is to explore the potential application of behavioural insights or ‘nudge’ approaches to promoting the progression of low-skilled, low-paid workers.
This report is published by IES with the support of J.P. Morgan under their global New Skills at Work initiative.