Young workers need better jobs, not just more jobs - Timewise Young workers need better jobs - new Timewise analysis finds poor job quality is “key driver” of young people leaving work due to ill health

The government’s Jobs Guarantee is welcome, but creating jobs isn’t enough. Better work design, stronger job security & real flexibility could unlock £500m+ in economic output & boost young people’s pay by £6.5k each.

Almost half of young workers (46%) are concentrated in retail, hospitality & health/social care - sectors marked by low pay, insecure contracts and unpredictable hours.

Before dropping out of work, average hours fall from 21 per week to just 8.5.

📢 New @Timewise research shows poor job quality is driving young people into economic inactivity: timewise.co.uk/article/young-workers-ne...

Nearly 1m UK young people aren’t in work, education or training - with mental ill‑health a key factor. 🧵⬇️

Work–life incompatibility is the top reason drivers consider leaving. Better work design is the missing link: predictable rosters, real input, and fairer scheduling. Our new report sets out practical lessons to get there.
📙 Read the report: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...

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Transport and logistics has the second highest absense and sickness rates by industry. Graphic is a chart showing the percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the UK in 2024 across 16 industries, highlighting Transport and Logistics in second place.

🚚📦🚌 Logistics contributes £170bn to the economy & employs 2.7m people. Yet it records high rates of job insecurity, poor work-life balance and low autonomy. Our new report outlines the case for redesigning work in the UK’s most exposed sector.
📙 More than Miles: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...

February 2026 Welcome to your latest issue of HR Gamechangers, spotlighting creative people managers, sharing knowledge and providing you with the most up to date intelligence on designing work that works for moder...

📢 Latest #HRGamechangers newsletter is here!
This month: Employment Rights Act update, June Angelides MBE joins as Timewise Ambassador, DBT's flex working consultation, and meet Tesco's job-share D&I managers
Plus interesting reads & events 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/februa...

In partnership with NHS Employers, we're leading work for NHS England to ensure e-rostering technology gives NHS staff more control over schedules and flexible working. Fairer rostering improves retention, wellbeing ,efficiency. Have evidence/case studies? Contact tess.lanning@timewise.co.uk

December 2025 Welcome to your latest issue of HR Gamechangers, spotlighting creative people managers, sharing knowledge and providing you with the most up to date intelligence on designing work that works for moder...

📢 Our latest #HRGamechangers update is here! Insights on #HealthierWorkingLives, part-time working, healthier work & more. Meet Gillian Brookes, flexible work specialist and Flexperts author & explore upcoming events: www.linkedin.com/pulse/decemb...
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Calling time on the gap between flexible working policy and practice - Timewise For thousands of workers across the UK, flexible working isn't a perk. It's the difference between staying in a career or dropping out altogether.

Workers told us: flexible working requests get approved on paper, but workloads stay the same. Careers stall, burnout rises. New legislation arrives in 2027, but without culture change, the gap between policy and practice remains. Read more: timewise.co.uk/article/call...

The Keep Britain Working Review rightly calls for action on working age ill health. Tackling inflexible work in 'frontline' sectors & using stronger incentives, from procurement to tax reform, will drive real change for flexible, healthy jobs.
📘Healthy by Design: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...

Why healthy job design is critical to tackling economic inactivity - Timewise This paper shows how insecure, inflexible and excessive hours in frontline sectors exacerbate the UK’s economic inactivity problem – and what to do about it.

Workers without flexibility are 4x more likely to leave after health decline. Our new report calls for Workplace Innovation Agreements - incentivising employers to prioritise retention over recruitment.

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Our Beyond the Clock programme in Scotland, supported by @therobertsontrust.bsky.social, started this month. Burnout, turnover, inflexible rotas - they’re tackling it head-on. We're proud to be supporting these pioneers tackling shift-life balance head on. 🔗 timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c...

Front cover of Timewise report, Health by design? Why better jobs for all should be a goal for UK Industrial Policy.

🏆 Our #ResearchOfTheMonth goes to @timewise.bsky.social for their research paper 'Healthy By Design?' which shows that just 60,000 of the 2.4 million people economically inactive due to long-term ill health find a job each year. (1/5)

Read here: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...

🧵Today is #PartTimeWorks day!

I have been quite vocal in talking about my role as a Research Professor in a University being #PartTime because I believe #PartTimeWorks – in all kinds of jobs, at all levels.

I have been working part-time since my son was born in 2012.
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Timewise CEO Clare McNeil calling for action to improve shift work on great panel at Labour conference with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

Why healthy job design is critical to tackling economic inactivity - Timewise This paper shows how insecure, inflexible and excessive hours in frontline sectors exacerbate the UK’s economic inactivity problem – and what to do about it.

📉 Only 2.5% of health-inactive people return to work yearly. 57% who do get unsustainable frontline jobs. We're calling for healthy work standards & £500m fund to fix the revolving door between inactivity & poor employment: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
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Developing a whole-school approach to flexible working - Timewise Our 16-month Teaching Pioneers Programme saw us partner with eight secondary schools, within three multi-academy trusts, to explore how best to champion and deliver flexible working within the profession.

Great to see @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social calling for teacher flexible working. With 10% leaving annually, change is needed. We found it's complex but achievable with whole-school approaches and strong leadership.

Post-government reshuffle – what next? - Timewise Timewise CEO Clare McNeil looks at what this means for employment rights, work and health.

Timewise CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social shares her thoughts on the government reshuffle and what it means for employment rights, work and health: timewise.co.uk/article/post...

Time to challenge the myth that part-time work means lower quality. The number of hours worked doesn't define good quality. The skills, expertise and dedication a person brings does. Read more: timewise.co.uk/article/a-question-of-ti...

⚡ Frontline employers in Scotland: Apply now for fully-funded Timewise training to improve job security, work-life balance & performance. Starts this autumn. Limited places!
ℹ️ Info: timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c...
✅ Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82

Can flex help prevent staff burnout in the childcare sector? - Timewise 4 in 10 early years educators are leaving the sector for good. Pay and progression are known issues. Now it’s time to start looking at working pattern, too.

🧸 From this week, 9-month-olds are eligible for funded childcare in England. Transformative for families IF we have staff to deliver it. However 70% of providers lack capacity due to staff shortages. Flexible working could help fill half the shortfall.

Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory...

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Our next online meeting is a great opportunity to connect with senior government policymakers to ensure new rights support stronger security, fairness and flexibility at work.

📣 Your voice matters! Join our Worker Advisory Group – if you have ever asked for a change to your working pattern to manage the pressures of real life and want to influence how flexibility is implemented in modern workplaces, we want to hear from you.

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YOUR part-time working story is needed! Heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here…. email jo.burkill@timewise.co.uk to join #PartTimeWorks timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/...

Making construction a great place to work: one year on - Timewise One year after the completion of our Construction Pioneer Programme, we review what has changed, and what’s next.

🚨 Construction needs 240k workers in 5 years but here's the real problem: "recruits 200k/year, loses 200k/year". It’s a recruitment AND retention issue. Our pilots proved flexible working cuts turnover & boosts productivity WITHOUT impacting delivery: timewise.co.uk/article/maki...

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Part-time work. We say it’s time to make it more visible. 

A little heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here… are you with us?✊

DM us your email and we'll send you info.

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Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/

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Our next meeting will bring workers into contact with senior policymakers to shape new rights to support flexibility and security at work.