In this paper, the Fabian Society's deputy general secretary, Luke Raikes, investigates how well our current employment status framework is working and discusses options for reform. He situates the debate around single worker status, which would merge ‘limb (b)’ workers with those with employee status, in the context of the need for general improvements to employment rights and enforcement.
BETHAN SPACEY: A real living wage for workers must be at the top of a new government’s agenda
Fabian Society senior researcher Sasjkia Otto looks at the roots of pre-retirement poverty and presents a strategy to address it.
CHRISTINA MCANEA: Labour should build on the success of the minimum wage
The UK’s long-hours culture is scarring the economy as well as fuelling a public health crisis.
The UK has two major regional economy challenges – ‘low growth’ outside the south east, where places don’t have enough good jobs; and ‘overheating’ in the capital, where housing costs are too high.
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