Research Briefing
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25
This briefing sets out the background, effect and commentary on the Employment Rights Bill 2024-25, listed for second reading on Monday 21 October 2024
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Debate Pack
Skills England
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 9 October 2024 on Skills England. This debate will be led by Antonia Bance MP.
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Research Briefing
Apprenticeships policy in England
This paper provides a summary of apprenticeships policy and developments in England. It also explains how apprenticeships are funded.
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Research Briefing
Understanding statistics on employment, unemployment and earnings
This note explains the meaning of different concepts within labour market statistics and identifies the key measures and sources to use.
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Research Briefing
Employment status
This briefing provides an overview of the legal concept of employment status and reviews and proposals for reform of the law in this area
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Research Briefing
Economic update: Inactivity due to illness reaches record
An estimated 20.6 million people were out of work and not looking for work at the beginning of 2024. The recent rise has been attributed to long-term illness.
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Debate Pack
Digital skills and careers
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on Digital skills and careers on Tuesday 16 April at 4:30pm
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Research Briefing
Autism: Overview of policy and services
This briefing provides an overview of policies and services for autistic people in England.
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Research Briefing
Disabled people in employment
This briefing describes the ONS's employment statistics for disabled people and the government’s programmes to support disabled people in work.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2024: Background briefing
Ahead of the 2024 Spring Budget on 6 March, this briefing looks at the UK’s economic situation, economic forecasts and the public finances.
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Debate Pack
Employment of people living in rural and coastal communities
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on employment of people living in rural and coastal communities on Thursday 1 February 2024.
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Research Briefing
Suicide prevention: Policy and strategy
This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.
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Research Briefing
Support for UK veterans
This briefing paper details the support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This briefing is no longer being updated.
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Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation continues to fall as earnings growth rises
Concerns remain over the effects of earnings growth and a tight labour market on inflation. Government debt exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1961.
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Debate Pack
Volumetric concrete mobile plants
A Westminster Hall debate on volumetric concrete mobile plants has been scheduled for Thursday 22 June 2023 at 4.30pm. The debate will be opened by Alistair Carmichael MP.
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