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Status critical

Drawing on three focus groups with freelancers, gig economy workers and other self-employed people, Luke Raikes and Morgan Bestwick investigate the specific problems with employment status and set out a roadmap for addressing the most pressing issues facing workers today.

Testing Times

The aim of this collection of short essays, edited by Ed Turner, Luke Raikes and Iggy Wood, is to dive into debates about devolution across Europe, often triggered by experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, to inform the UK as it considers reform in this area.

Self-care

The self-employed must be included in the government's welcome drive to improve working conditions and income security. This briefing paper sets out three income protection options for the government to consider, dealing with sick pay, parental leave, and pensions in turn.

Ill-prepared

In this report, Eloise Sacares and Luke Raikes make the case for sick pay for the self-employed, review support in the UK and other countries, and set out recommendations for the government to consider.

Take the power back

The devolution and community empowerment bill is a major step forward, but devolution must now enter a new phase

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