Work incentives aren't working: is the Universal Credit review asking the right questions?
The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives.
This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵
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Essential therefore to recognise that the #employmentrightsbill will impact on workers differently. We must ask who is the #employmentrightsbill is for...how will it really impact on those who are in employment with low employment rights.
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