The Work Foundation

The Work Foundation is an independent research consultancy advising organisations and policymakers about the changing world of work and corporate performance. We are dedicated to Good Work: we aim to improve the quality of working life and increase the effectiveness of organisations. We do this through ideas and evidence, through advice, and through advocacy and events

Reports

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Hard Labour: Jobs, unemployment and the recession

With the likelihood of a prolonged recession growing, this report urges the government to adopt a bold package of measures to stave off unemployment. It argues that the scale of the crisis justifies some decisive intervention to boost the economy.

Life After Longbridge: Three Years on

Around 6300 workers lost their jobs at MG Rover in 2005. This report finds that whilst 90% have found further work, two thirds of those have suffered significant pay cuts.

Knowledge Economy and Enterprise

The past thirty years have seen a huge change in the structure of employment in the UK. The purpose of this working paper is to explore how much of this phenomenon is driven by SMEs.

Measuring Public Value - A competing values approach

This paper seeks to address the apparently intractable problem of measuring ‘Public Value’

What's Happening

Party Conferences 2008

Party Conference

The Work Foundation held a programme of events which continued to push its Good Work campaign messages as well as tapping in to the political moment.

Photographs from the Liberal Democrat Party Conference

Photographs from the Labour Party Conference

Photographs from the Conservative Party Conference

Events

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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 - The Future of HR - Partner Workshop

The Work Foundation has launched a major research programme to shape the evolution of HR in organisations. Ever higher expectations of experience, quality and service are faced by organisations from both their users and their staff and this is now a deeply embedded trend - even if it moderates during the current downturn as the focus shifts to generating major efficiencies.

Thursday, 05 February 2009 - Employment Law Seminar - Employment Law Update

An opportunity to receive a whistle-stop tour of all the latest legislation and cases.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009 - Economic Change and How Organisations Can Cope - Partner Workshop

How do organisations take full advantage of new technologies and an increasingly well-educated workforce? What can they do to respond to the challenges posed by the knowledge economy?