Publications Take a chance on me How can employers be incentivised to employ NEETs? 29 June 2026 by Nye Cominetti and Julia Diniz and Lindsay Judge and Imogen Stone and Greg Thwaites As the number of UK 16-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) tipped the 1 million mark in the first quarter of 2026, we assess how employers can best… Continue Reading
Events Firm handshakes How can businesses be incentivised to take on more young people? Monday 29 June 2026 For the first time in over a decade, over a million young people across Britain are not in employment, education or training. The causes of the crisis are myriad and… Continue Reading
Comment We can’t overlook education and benefits if we want to reduce the NEET rate Focusing too much on work to reduce the rising NEET rate risks overlooking two key areas 9 June 2026 by Alex Clegg This article was initially published on our Substack. The Interim Report of the Milburn Review made a stark warning about a ‘lost generation’ of young people. It was backed by two sets of… Continue Reading
Publications Take it or leave it Workers’ experiences of power in low-paid and precarious sectors 28 May 2026 by Melanie Simms and Hannah Slaughter This briefing note examines workers’ experience of their power in low-paying sectors of the economy, including how much say they have over their pay and conditions, and what options they… Continue Reading
Comment The latest data shows us that the UK labour market wasn’t in good shape on the eve of the Iran war The latest ONS labour market statistics and what these tell us about the UK economy at the start of the year 19 May 2026 by Nye Cominetti This article was initially published on our Substack. The Government has said the economy was on the right track before the Iran war, pointing to surprisingly strong GDP data for Q1… Continue Reading
Events The (im)balance of power Can workers in precarious sectors exert influence over pay and working conditions? Thursday 28 May 2026 Collective bargaining has long been crucial to worker power in Britain. But after decades of union decline, a collective voice is increasingly rare leaving workers to assert themselves individually in… Continue Reading
Events Will new technologies make or break our jobs? Book launch for We Are Not Machines by Sarah O’Connor Thursday 4 June 2026 In a groundbreaking new book, prize-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor sets out to investigate what is happening on the front lines of technological change. The Resolution Foundation is hosting… Continue Reading
Publications Lost in transition An examination of why the UK NEET rate is high and rising 28 April 2026 by Lindsay Judge and Alex Clegg and Julia Diniz and Nye Cominetti and Imogen Stone This report investigates why the UK’s NEET rate has been rising since 2019, and why it has long been higher than in many other countries. Continue Reading
