Christopher Rocks
@Christoph_Rocks
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Economist at the Greater London Authority. Previously at the @HealthFdn #HealthierWorkingLives. Views my own.
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Joined June 2009
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RT @zacspiro: It's worse - this study finds a 10% increase in affordability raises productivity by 3.1%. Modelling suggests decreasing pric….
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RT @rwilliams1947: A loving and enlightening tribute to Louis Moholo-Moholo by @hawkinsmusic, a member of his last band:..
ukjazznews.com
A good principle to live by as a musician - though one realistically honoured more in the breach than the observance - is to keep quiet unless you can find something more beautiful to play than the...
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New ONS analysis shows just how long-lasting the economic impact of serious health conditions can be – not just on whether people are in work, but how much they earn and whether they receive benefits.
The change in earnings, probability of being a paid employee and probability of receipt of benefits attributable to having a major condition (cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cancer, musculoskeletal conditions) requiring hospitalisation.
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Good piece. It’s important to think carefully about the design, but a more generous system for sick pay is a key part of a more proactive approach to work and health. As we showed in our analysis, even with the changes in the Employment Rights Bill, the UK remains well behind.
“It is simply wrong to argue that working people shouldn’t get these most basic protections many of our European neighbours take for granted”, writes Labour MP Richard Quigley . 🗣️ Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business.
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RT @FT: How to keep sick people in employment | opinion.
ft.com
Support often comes too late — after workers have left jobs and when they have little chance of going back
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RT @PollardTom: The government is right to try to 'de-risk' work for people on incapacity benefits, through the kind of 'right to try' they….
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The @HealthFdn's Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives set out a blueprint for a more positive approach here:
health.org.uk
The Commission for Healthier Working Lives’ final report sets out the need for a new approach to work and health, outlining seven key recommendations to lay the foundation for long-term change.
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Helpful piece from @faisalislam – good to see discussion on the need to move beyond short-term fixes towards a long-term, preventative approach to work and health. As the government considers reforms, investing in early support is key:
bbc.co.uk
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare
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RT @resfoundation: Where should employers fit into the reform of disability benefits?. Anita Charlesworth from the @HealthFdn explains ⤵️ h….
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RT @resfoundation: Earlier today the justice secretary pointed to a “huge rise in the welfare budget” as justification for benefit cuts to….
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RT @WorkFoundation: 🏆 Our #Resarchoftheweek goes to @Timewise_UK and @finan_fairness for their ‘Ending the two-tier workforce’ report that….
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RT @Sam_Tims: In her speech the CX mentioned the rising cost of social security for people with health conditions and disabilities. With fu….
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RT @EmploymtStudies: 📢New research! Our latest report for the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives, supported by @HealthFdn, reveals that….
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RT @resfoundation: The UK’s Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system currently provides a lower level of minimum protection to sick workers than mos….
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Interesting new analysis from the @ONS on the link between Talking Therapies and employment. Really good to see this use of linked data.
There were positive effects of completing NHSTT treatment on monthly employee pay and the probability of being a paid employee:. • pay increased by £17 per month two years after treatment.• the probability of being a paid employee from year one after first therapy
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RT @EmploymtStudies: 📢A new blog from IES' @jonnygiff calls for UK employers to loosen management control and increase worker’s autonomy to….
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RT @UC_Employers: How have employer representatives responded to @DWPgovuk new Get Britain Working White Paper? A quick thread of the resp….
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