Director Ken Loach wants “to tell a story and raise a few questions”.
Working together for residents over many years.
EU proposes more protection for self-employed and insecure workers.
Ministers’ positive response to ‘Good Work’ lacks detail on pre-self-employment support.
Spending on housing benefit has risen from £16.6bn to £25.1bn over the last 20 years (1). The average family spent 6% of their income on housing in the 1960s: now it’s 18% (2). Yet more research showing why we urgently need a new policy. Two new studies make current policy seem terrible value for money. And it would be worse if you could factor in the cost of social […]
Taylor Review: ideas to improve work and social justice. The government-commissioned independent review* of modern working practices has quickly provoked a lot of negative stuff from interest groups. It was a ‘missed opportunity’. It let down workers it sought to protect. It said nothing about enforcement. Those willing to take a wider view however should agree […]
Minimum wages and the self-employed. A new paper on improving self-employment with comment from Lord Adair Turner* created a lot of interest in this week’s Resolution Foundation event. Resolution’s thorough study proposes new government policies to make self-employment more secure, to tackle the abuses of ‘bogus’ self-employment, but also to protect the tax base as employment practice changes: Extending Statutory Maternity Pay Extending contributory Jobseekers’ Allowance to […]
Our 5 issues for the next government. As political parties developed their manifestos, we set out solutions to some of the most common problems our clients face: Make people’s jobs more secure Improve how the benefits system works for the people who need it Invest in advice to support people through change and uncertainty Help people get […]
Pimlico Plumber shows why change is needed. The recently reported Pimlico Plumber’s case highlighted a form of exploitation that has become common in the catering and service sector, construction and many other areas using relatively low paid staff in a competitive economy. It’s been called Bogus-Self Employment. The Job Offer There is a job advertised. […]
Yes, in the round. Changes to self-employed NICs were always going to be controversial. As the dust settles ministers may be seen aiming in the right direction. That’s the view of the Citizens Advice advocacy and campaigns team. They’re pointing to policy work on parental leave, pensions, bogus self-employment and a review of modern employment practices (including a better definition of self-employment). Helping self-employed families: What […]