End of furlough likely to be particularly tough for older workers
While a lot of the focus on the employment effects of the pandemic has, rightly, been on the young, employees over the age of...
Rise in violence and sexual exploitation against children and young people ‘linked to County...
New research into the criminal exploitation of children has revealed an increase in self-harm and suicide attempts among children and young people admitted into...
No more broken commitments on care: underfunded, unclear, urgently needs reform say MP’s
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee says the pandemic’s “devastating impact on the care sector” has emphasised that “care is not properly funded,...
Contactless now accounts for more than a quarter of all UK payments
For the first time in six years, the total number of payments in the UK declined, falling by 11 per cent to 35.6 billion...
Come rain or shine, the weather did nothing to ease or worsen the mental...
Come rain or shine, the weather did nothing to ease or worsen the mental health consequences of Covid-19 - according to new research
The first...
UK faces post-pandemic bereavement crisis and lasting legacy of grief
New research has highlighted the difficulties and distress people experienced when trying to get support after the death of a loved one during the...
Government accused of underfunding childcare
The funding rates paid to local authorities for the so-called ‘free childcare’ offer are just two-thirds of what the government itself estimated would be...
Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost a decade earlier
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost...
BME women almost twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men
The TUC and Race on the agenda (ROTA) have today warned that structural racism in the labour market is trapping Black and minority ethnic...
Greater Manchester’s young people say: Be greater than violence
Young people have shared their stories of hope and aspiration as part of a new campaign to help others steer clear of violence and...