Working for better work: Prioritising employers
In this article, Elizabeth Taylor shares her takeaways from recent analysis of employers navigating Universal Credit. Supporting, challenging and protecting employers is critical to the…
Economic Inactivity
What is Economic Inactivity?
Economic inactivity characterizes individuals who are not engaged in work, actively seeking employment, waiting to commence a job, or enrolled in full-time education.
What does it mean to be Economically Inactive?
This term encompasses those not employed, who have not been actively job hunting in the past four weeks and/or are unable to initiate work in the upcoming two weeks.
An alternative term frequently used is NEET, representing individuals Not in Education, Employment, or Training.
How many in the UK are Economically Inactive?
‘Returnerships’: A new diversification tool for the economy
In a bid to combat economic inactivity and encourage older workers to stay or re-enter the workforce, Jeremy Hunt announced the launch of the ‘returnerships’…
Exploring Economic Inactivity and NEETs: What Are Their Challenges?
Boosting workforce participation is a key economic challenge in the 2020s. The policy work should start in the Budget. It’s not about getting the over…
The UK’s Shrinking Workforce
The UK is the only OECD Member country, except for Switzerland, to have seen a sustained rise in economic inactivity since the start of the…
