Ben Baumberg Geiger
@benbgeiger.bsky.social
Social policy researcher (though sometimes pretends to be a philosopher), Prof co-leading WelfareExperiences project and kcl.ac.uk/csmh work & welfare strand. Was at @BenBaumberg at the other place.
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It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's a useful reminder that sometimes tech can make a task more efficient for one side (applying for jobs), and more efficient for the other side (writing job adverts), and yet make the system as a whole completely inefficient.
Yes, we talk about the HSE a bit on our report in the summer - www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications... - I think really important to have lots of conversations about the roles of HSE as well as Acas + employment tribunals etc in a reformed system
Opening doors • Resolution Foundation
Improving employment outcomes for disabled people is essential not just for raising living standards, but also for supporting economic growth. To increase the employment of disabled people, the report...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Yes, we talk about the HSE a bit on our report in the summer - www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications... - I think really important to have lots of conversations about the roles of HSE as well as Acas + employment tribunals etc in a reformed system
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Mayfield Review rightly highlights employer incentives for more evidence & then action. But this is the bit that's absolutely crucial and has been ducked by governments for a long time. That must change for better living standards, inclusion &growth.
3/n www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/from...
3/n www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/from...
From Review to reality • Resolution Foundation
There’s always a danger that official reviews end up generating a lot of talk and symbolic gestures, but don’t set out meaningful steps for change. That’s the challenge faced by the just-published rev...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Mayfield Review rightly highlights employer incentives for more evidence & then action. But this is the bit that's absolutely crucial and has been ducked by governments for a long time. That must change for better living standards, inclusion &growth.
3/n www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/from...
3/n www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/from...
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- Useful short term actions: create standard, trial interventions, build up evidence.
- But risk bolder next steps delayed or don't happen.
- Big gap=employer incentives. We won't crack this by just working with the willing. We'll need incentives and enforcement 2/n
- But risk bolder next steps delayed or don't happen.
- Big gap=employer incentives. We won't crack this by just working with the willing. We'll need incentives and enforcement 2/n
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
- Useful short term actions: create standard, trial interventions, build up evidence.
- But risk bolder next steps delayed or don't happen.
- Big gap=employer incentives. We won't crack this by just working with the willing. We'll need incentives and enforcement 2/n
- But risk bolder next steps delayed or don't happen.
- Big gap=employer incentives. We won't crack this by just working with the willing. We'll need incentives and enforcement 2/n
Reposted by Ben Baumberg Geiger
And the focus is largely on preventing people from falling out of work. While this is crucial, it’s equally important to address the barriers that prevent disabled people from entering work in the first place. We have further work on this coming out in the months ahead
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
And the focus is largely on preventing people from falling out of work. While this is crucial, it’s equally important to address the barriers that prevent disabled people from entering work in the first place. We have further work on this coming out in the months ahead
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However, it feels a bit too focused on the ‘carrot’. My concern is that this might simply reward employers already doing well on disability employment, without doing much - at least in the initial stages of the plan - to shift the behaviour of those falling short
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
However, it feels a bit too focused on the ‘carrot’. My concern is that this might simply reward employers already doing well on disability employment, without doing much - at least in the initial stages of the plan - to shift the behaviour of those falling short