Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation and PhD student at QMUL. Interested in labour market insecurity, health & data. Also: @ rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social

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📝New research 🚨A near record 2.78m people are out of the labour market due to ill-health in the UK. Our latest briefing shows how Government & employers can work together to help retain more people in work when they face health issues. (1/10) 🔗lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat…
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Great to be quoted in the @BigIssue yesterday on the increase in the NMW for 18-20 year olds by £1.40 an hour. Young workers are twice as likely as other workers to be in insecure work + bear the brunt of higher living costs such as rising rents. tinyurl.com/mrxy4sn2
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Some mixed messages from Gov in today's #Budget2024 about making work pay. - National living and minimum wage is going up come April, which will boost pay for about 1.6m workers. - At the same time, tax thresholds remain frozen until 2028/29, so for the next few years...
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... some workers will still be dragged onto higher tax rates. -Also: employer's national insurance contributions are going up and the @OBR_UK expects that 60% (!) of these costs will be passed on through lower wages and higher prices.
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Rebecca Florisson retweeted
Ahead of the #AutumnBudget, our Principal Analyst @RFlorisson commented on the Government's announcement on the National Living Wage rise: “It is positive news for low paid workers that the National Living Wage will rise by 6.7% in April 2025. (1/7)
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The trailed 6% increase for the national minimum wage (NMW) ahead of tomorrow's budget is generally good news for workers. It's above inflation & aligns with average growth in earnings over the past year. independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Rebecca Florisson retweeted
Really looking forward to being part of this discussion @WorkFoundation - the costs of insecure work are monumental for workers, businesses and policymakers – so we should have a shared interest in putting this right!
📢Join us tomorrow from 14.00-15.00 as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. ⬇️ Featuring: @BRHarrison_ @nixmalik @Dr_KatyJones @AmanNavani_ 🎟️Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-progre…
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Rebecca Florisson retweeted
🧵 4,000 homeless families are being banned from social housing because they have debt. Exclusive Freedom of Information requests shared with me for @theipaper show. This is shocking for several reasons trib.al/4LOoGqy
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Rebecca Florisson retweeted
📢Join us next Tuesday (29 October, 14.00-15.00) as we explore new longitudinal research which analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. ⬇️ 🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/no-progre…
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Registered!
Labour Process Theory 50 Years after Braverman free access to the journal articles and a webinar launch @wgejournal @pithompson1 bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/webina…
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Great coverage of new @NEF analysis by @Sam_Tims arguing that the debate about the two-child limit is failing to recognise the wider economic benefits of scrapping the policy Alleviating poverty, particularly for children, should be seen as a sound investment - here's why... 🧵
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1/6: 🧵This month’s @ONS labour market data is fairly stable: employment up to 75%, unemployment down to 4%, and inactivity at 21.8%. But beneath the surface, there are areas of concern, particularly for young workers and those in low paid and insecure jobs. @WorkFoundation
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5/5: we need real enforcement to ensure wage growth reaches workers. Underpayment of minimum wage remains a serious issue, with nearly one in four (!!!) (23.6%) of minimum wage workers being shortchanged.
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6/6: The new Fair Work Agency could be a game-changer, improving enforcement across and between areas. But without more resources, impact may be limited. Better monitoring and funding are essential to ensure workers get their rightful pay and protections. lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat…
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Rebecca Florisson retweeted
Check out @RFlorisson's insights on this month's labour market analysis 👇👇
📝Why is more action needed to make work pay? Find out here⬇️ ✍️@RFlorisson lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat…
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The work capability assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced. But not if it simply makes it harder for those most in need of help to access the benefits they need. It then simply becomes a 1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled people. theguardian.com/society/2024…
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DWP published over 30 papers last week that the last Government had held back, incl. one which showed that some on legacy benefits did not claim UC because of the pressure of work search requirements. Migration onto UC to be completed by April 2025 - key that Gov fix the system.
Disabled people who receive any kind of tax credits will only have until next April to transfer onto universal credit, the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed this week. #DWP buff.ly/3NjyYBE
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