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Update of government evidence following the release of the latest economic and earnings data and forecasts.
This report outlines the government evidence to the Low Pay Commission on their additional assessment in 2014.
Update on progress against the Nuttall review's recommendations and our commitments in the government response.
Findings of research into the prior qualification levels of adults aged 19 plus undertaking workplace learning. BIS research paper 117A.
Survey of National Career Service (NCS) customers for the year ending March 2013. BIS research paper number 152.
Summarises a 2013 study of claimants who had been successful at employment tribunal and were awarded money by the tribunal.
Evidence from academic and policy literature on the wider benefits of higher education to individuals and society. BIS research paper 133.
Provides the government’s interim economic and non-economic evidence to the Low Pay Commission on national minimum wage policy.
Explores how best to measure the value added by government investment in Apprenticeships. BIS research paper number 138.
Uses Futuretrack data to examine the impact of student taking paid and unpaid work. BIS research paper number 143.
Findings from interviews with students about the experience of working while studying in higher education. BIS research paper number 142.
Study on 'hollowing out', the relative decrease in mid-level jobs in the labour market. BIS research paper number 134.
Follow-up study on employers that supported staff on part-time higher education courses in 2009 and 2011. BIS research paper number 119.
Explores the skills gained and employment and social outcomes by adult basic skills learners. BIS research paper number 129.
A research report looking at the relationship between skills, jobs, and urban and rural locations of businesses in the UK.
Research exploring the value of learning for people who are not employed. BIS research paper number 127.
The impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on a range of outcomes for low-paying companies in the UK.
A review of evidence to check the accuracy of research on how the National Minimum Wage has affected low paid workers in different size firms.
This report estimates the National Minimum Wage's (NMW) impact during the recession (2008 to 2011), compared to 1999 to 2007.
A study on the effect of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in low-paying sectors of the economy.
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