
Lower hiring costs and caution on minimum wage needed to boost youth jobs, says REC
Shazia Ejaz said: "Policymakers must take their foot off the gas on raising the national minimum wage while the job market for young people remains fragile."

Shazia Ejaz said: "Policymakers must take their foot off the gas on raising the national minimum wage while the job market for young people remains fragile."
The new fund will help support more start-ups tackling issues facing workers, especially in sectors defined by precarious work and low pay.

Louise Murphy said: “The Government should do more to incentivise firms to employ disabled people, especially those who have been out of work for long periods.”

The research found 2.4 million workers across Britain were very anxious about sudden changes in their shifts.

Reforms to disability and health benefits could lead to 250,000 more people in poverty, says Resolution Foundation.

The employment rate for people aged 16 and over stood at 61.2% in January 2025, compared to 60.6% reported by the LFS for December to February

Analysis revealed that among foreign-born workers without UK citizenship, around one in six (460,000 total), were in some form of precarious work.

This comes as the country faces weaker growth, higher interest rates, and lower tax revenues, factors that could prompt fresh fiscal tightening in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 26th March.

The report found that among those regularly employed, only a quarter had stable pay, where monthly earnings stayed within 10% of their average.

The Resolution Foundation estimated the employment rate for those aged 16 and over is now 61.1%.

Single-earner couples face a 33% higher risk of falling into poverty today compared to 2000, research published by the Resolution Foundation.

The Resolution Foundation has highlighted a continued cooling of the UK's jobs market amid a broader economic slowdown, yet notes that pay growth is holding up well.
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