📝Today, we release new longitudinal analysis that shows that insecure work in the UK is a trap for millions not a short-term stop gap (1/8). #NoProgress. 🔗

Check out our fringe Party Conference programme with @LancasterUni. Roundtables will take place at @UKLabour Conference in Liverpool & @Conservatives Conference in Manchester. We will also be attending other party conferences:

Is the cost of living crisis over for workers?. Our recent analysis showed 1 in 6 workers (17%) struggle to pay or cannot pay their household bills each month. 4 in 10 in workers (43%) state they have little or nothing left after paying their bills: .

@Survation In light of these findings, the Work Foundation suggests the following policy priorities. Read the full report at: (7/7).

@Survation Some young people are facing a difficult start to working life:.> 23% rate their mental health as poor.> 43% expect their health to deteriorate in the next 12 months .> 34% report their job negatively impacts their mental health.> 43% fear their declining health could push. (6/7)

@Survation Job quality differences are stark between workers in good & poor health:.> 44% in poor health have job autonomy vs 69% in good health.> 27% have flexibility over their work location vs 53% of their healthy peers.> 39% report job security vs 67% of those in good health. (5/7)

@Survation Compared to workers in good health, workers in poor health are: .> More likely to say their job negatively affects their physical health (2 times) & mental health (1.5 times).> 1.6 times more likely to think their deteriorating health will prevent them from staying in work. (4/7).

@Survation Low-income workers face more health & work challenges:.> Only 51% believe their employer would make adjustments for long-term illness.> Just 46% feel confident taking sick leave.> Fewer than half (47%) feel their employer takes their mental and physical health seriously. (3/7)

With @Survation, we surveyed 3,796 UK workers. We found: .> For many, low quality work may be undermining their health.> Those in poor health are more likely to be in jobs that harm their health.> Workers regularly face decisions to prioritise work over their health. (2/7)

In June, we released new research showing that a web of health & employment challenges could see even more people leave the labour market. 1 in 17 workers say they are likely to leave their job in the next year due to health reasons. (1/7).

@LancasterUni @UKLabour @Conservatives @edgehill The programme will bring together Ministers, Mayors, Select Committee Chairs, members of the Commons and Lords, leaders of businesses, think tanks and associations alongside leaders and experts from the Work Foundation and Lancaster University. (3/3).

@LancasterUni @UKLabour @Conservatives We will be hosting a roundtable with @edgehill on raising living standards in coastal communities, and our wider programme will cover issues such as young people and employment, supporting more disabled people into work, AI & small business and workers’ rights. (2/3).

We are delighted to announce our fringe Party Conference programme with @LancasterUni. Roundtables will take place at @UKLabour Conference in Liverpool & @Conservatives Conference in Manchester. We will also be attending other party conferences (1/3):

@ConversationUK @AlicePMartin @mssocietyuk @LancasterUni Expanding & protecting access to secure & flexible jobs is key, including remote & hybrid roles. It is vital to baking these models into more sectors of the economy & improve job design + in-work support. Read our study with the @mssocietyuk (6/6):

@ConversationUK @AlicePMartin @mssocietyuk The rise of remote & hybrid work has been a lifeline for some disabled workers. Our recent @LancasterUni study shows that 85% of disabled workers say it’s essential when job hunting & 64% report improved physical health. Yet many job listings don't offer this flexibility. (5/6).

@ConversationUK @AlicePMartin @mssocietyuk This is a huge loss for individuals and the economy. Living with a fluctuating condition requires constant adaptation, from coping with exhaustion to managing the extra time and cost of daily activities. As such, the way jobs are designed matters. (4/6).

@ConversationUK @AlicePMartin @mssocietyuk Only 8% of people with MS said their employer helped adapt their job to suit their condition and nearly half who quit say they could’ve stayed if their workplace had understood MS better. (3/6)

@ConversationUK @AlicePMartin Together with @mssocietyuk, we undertook a UK survey of 1,100+ people with MS that showed:.> 96% say MS affects their ability to work.> 24% can’t work at all.> 50% say they’ve stayed in jobs that harmed their health. (2/6)

People with MS and other fluctuating health conditions are often forced to leave their jobs when they want to work. Writing in @ConversationUK, @AlicePMartin calls for welfare and work systems that are flexible, not punitive. (1/6) .

Previous Work Foundation research looked at the experiences of disabled people at work and found that they are 1.5 times more likely to be in severely insecure work relative to non-disabled people.

The report calls on the Government to improve the Access to Work scheme to reimburse employers for costs that go beyond reasonable adjustments, increase employer reporting requirements and focus on supporting the retention and reintegration of disabled workers. (5/6).