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The case for a shorter working week

Insecure work - are we at tipping point?

New findings show widespread problem of unpredictable hours and pay

Furlough: where did the hours go?

The economic fallout from Covid-19 is likely to significantly increase regional inequalities

Workers outside of London saw hours contract twice as fast as those in the capital during Covid-19

At the peak of the crisis, a total of 200 million working hours each week were lost across the UK economy

10 reasons for a shorter working week

Parent-led childcare in the news

The fight for shorter working hours

We’re facing a number of crises in our workplace – reducing working hours is part of the solution

Five reasons why NEF supports the 4 Day Week Campaign

Reducing the hours we work can help future-proof the economy and the environment.

The rise of ‘bad jobs’

While unemployment has dropped, new research shows that the state of the labour market is far from improving.

Who’s losing income during the pandemic?

Men working in finance and insurance are the only group who haven’t seen their wages go down.

UK workers could be owed a significant holiday

Increases in leisure time have decoupled from productivity increases

NEF in the news, April 2019

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

Childcare deserts: the reality of access to early years education

How the current approach fails to support more low-income households to access care

Making the Job Support Scheme cheaper for employers could save 1.4 million jobs

New analysis from NEF shows the current JSS is likely to offer no protection to 2.2 million of the 2.7 million jobs at risk of redundancy this winter

NEF in the news, September 2021

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

Give 1.9 million more people access to publically funded care and create almost a million new jobs through a new universal care service

Planned government investment to transform social care amounts to just 6% of what is needed, despite 1.8 million with unmet care needs.

Up to 5.6 million people are at high risk of losing work and falling through the cracks in new government support systems

New Economics Foundation propose a weekly minimum income guarantee to ensure all workers have support during the crisis

Millions slipping through the cracks

Up to 5.6 million UK workers at risk of losing their jobs and might not be able to use the government’s income protection schemes