Can Good Work be achieved in the Care Sector. This post proposes simple and low cost solutions for changing the status quo. […]
We need to prevent Covid-19 halting the progress we have made on health and work.
Reflections on our learning and experience of innovations in health and work and what we can do to minimise impacts Covid-19 will have on employees with health conditions […]
Covid, Coffee and Catchup – join the conversation about employment support
Over the past month, we have been holding informal discussions with employment leads in Local Authorities, providers and funders to think about what employment support responses are needed as we move from crisis to recovery. We have done some thinking about the need for greater coherence locally and the role local authorities can play as […]
What is the new normal for labour markets?
The impact of Covid-19 will dominate the work we do for the foreseeable future. The DWP has done a remarkable job in managing the demand for UC registration, but as we emerge from the emergency planning phase, what lies in store? […]
Youth in the time of COVID-19: How is the pandemic impacting under 25s?
COVID-19 has disrupted day-to-day life for young people who face uncertainty about their education and career prospects and social distancing impacting significantly on regular social engagements. How can youth organisations adapt? […]
Shifting to “employerability”
Considering issues at the point that they intersect with others can often shed light into ways to approach some of the more intractable challenges in policy and service provision. Considering employment and health alongside each other makes it clear that the quality of the job is paramount. […]
Three words could transform the employment and skills system
One of the main tasks of any employment and skills review is understanding ‘what is out there’ and ‘what the impact it is having’. This blog suggests an idea to these problems. […]
What makes a good outcomes framework?
A fundamental must do across public and third sector organisations is to be able to understand and evidence the change you are creating. Measuring outcomes is the bread and butter of organisations, and certainly the area of focus of a large portion of our work here at Rocket Science. […]
There is more to gain from employment than income
Employment can have a positive impact on people’s mental health and wellbeing. In the final of a three-part blog series on employability and mental health, we look at what mental health services gain from integrating employability into their service provision […]
How employability providers are adapting
In this second of a three-part blog series on employability and mental health, we talk through four lessons of how employability providers are adapting to the mental health challenge […]
