Reports

Pathfinding: The future of work in Sub-Saharan Africa

Report

02 Aug 2021

Fabian Wallace-Stephens Emma Morgante

This report explores trends shaping the future of work in Sub-Saharan Africa and examines the challenges that countries in the region need to address to ensure all workers are able to access good work.

Back to work: Sick pay and self-isolation in a post-lockdown world

Policy briefing

18 Jul 2021

We asked the public about the issues that they are likely to face when returning to work, and what would help them achieve economic security and meaningful employment in a post-lockdown world.

Good work innovations in Europe: Reimagining the social contract

Report

01 Jun 2021

Our research with the Autodesk Foundation to understand what good work innovations have emerged in recent years.

Good work in the manufacturing and construction sectors in Europe

Report

01 Jun 2021

In this paper we consider how future of work trends are playing out in the in manufacturing and construction sectors across Europe.

Key workers in the capital: one year in London

Policy briefing

19 Apr 2021

Our findings show key workers need support to allow them to live comfortably among the communities they serve. 

Snapshots of insecurity: an exploration of personal values and economic insecurity in 2021

Policy briefing

15 Feb 2021

Is there a widening divide in Britain? Through fresh data analysis, we have created seven ‘snapshots’ of insecurity in the UK – showing that much of the public faces extreme precarity, and others, financial stability.

Frontline fatigue

Policy briefing

07 Dec 2020

Our survey finds key workers feel stressed and at burn-out point. We need a ‘new deal’ to reward and support those who provide critical frontline services.

Work and automation in the time of Covid-19

Report

12 Oct 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens Emma Morgante

There are signs that the Covid-19 pandemic could rapidly accelerate the pace of technological change. This report explores how these forces could interact to fundamentally reshape the labour market.

All clapped out? Key workers living through lockdown

Policy briefing

31 Aug 2020

Key workers have kept the country going during the pandemic, but some are facing the worst of the economic turmoil created by it.