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Beyond the business case: the employer's role in tackling youth unemployment

Do employers have a fundamental contribution to make in tackling youth unemployment? This report by the Work Foundation argues that they do.

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Cut EU red tape

This report sets out a range of proposals to ensure that the EU single market makes it easy for businesses in Europe to trade across borders, and to ensure that the EU regulatory framework is, and remains, competitive in the global market place.

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Maximising women's contribution to future economic growth

A Government study has concluded that, not only do women need work, but work needs women. It also concludes that GDP could be increased 10% by 2030 if more women participated in the labour market, but we need to build female aspiration in the higher reward sectors such as science and engineering if we are to do this.

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Employment law 2013: progress on reform

The Coalition Government has implemented a number of reforms to employment law. This report explains the progress that has been made.

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Open all hours: the future of the high street

The current gloom on the high street would have us believe that the future is bleak for physical stores, but retailers are using lateral thinking and innovative digital ideas to create shopping outlets fit for the 21st century.

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International lessons: youth unemployment in a global context

This report by the Work Foundation looks at what measures the different countries have taken to deal with youth unemployment, and how the UK might embrace some of these policies.

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The Hays global skills index 2012

Hays and Oxford Economics produce an annual survey covering skills and the labour market across the globe. This 2012 version was the first produced.

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The world at work: jobs, pay and skills for 3.5 billion people

In this report, McKinsey discuss the strained market for skills and how it's expected to worsen significantly by 2030.

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Hidden talent: skills mismatch analysis

This analysis compares the skills being developed in Further Education centres against the skills needed by the jobs available.

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The impact of employment changes on poverty in 2020

This report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation considers the impact of changes in the structure of employment and pay on income inequality and poverty. It combines employment projections with a tax and benefit model to simulate the distribution of household income, poverty and inequality.

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