All publications: United Kingdom
Research brief
The impact of GenAI on jobs, productivity and work organization: a review of the empirical evidence
This research brief reviews emerging empirical evidence on how generative AI is affecting jobs, productivity and work organization. It examines findings from experiments, firm-level data, platform studies and worker surveys to better understand how...
Social dialogue and tripartism
Institutionalizing social dialogue for green and digital transitions in Europe and Central Asia
This regional brief examines how social dialogue can help countries in Europe and Central Asia manage the green and digital transitions in a fair, inclusive and employment-centred way.
ILO Working paper 145
The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions
This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six country case studies from various regions highlights key...
ILO Working Paper 143
Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy
This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among workers in the platform economy. The paper...
Seven country cases review
Skills needs intelligence to inform migration policy and governance
This study investigates how seven countries—spanning advanced economies (United Kingdom and Canada) and emerging markets (Bangladesh, Guyana, Malaysia, India, and South Africa)—leverage skills needs intelligence to inform migration policies.
ILO Working paper 102
A Technological Construction of Society: Comparing GPT-4 and Human Respondents for Occupational Evaluation in the UK
The paper systematically compares GPT-4's evaluations of occupations with those from a high-quality human survey in the UK, finding high correlation but also highlighting the potentials and risks of using LLMs in sociological and occupational...
United Kingdom-ILO Cooperation
Fact-sheet, November 2023
ILO Working Paper 74
Collective bargaining in seven European countries throughout the pandemic
This Working Paper investigates developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in a selection of European countries.
Promising practices for fair recruitment
Recruitment of health workers through bilateral labour agreements (BLAs): Kenya and the United Kingdom
This promising practice is part of a series, and results from a stocktaking exercise undertaken five years after the launch of the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI).
Countering unemployment in the United Kingdom
This report charts the evolution of measures to combat unemployment in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the three decades 1970–2000.
EU - ILO comparative review
Individual and collective dispute resolution systems - A comparative review
The present report investigates specific individual and collective labour dispute resolution practices and institutions in a selected sample of countries: Australia, Belgium, France, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The countries were...
Social dialogue and the Future of Work
Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles and capacity in the new world of work
Key developments, role and organization of Public Employment Services in Great Britain, Belgium-Flanders and Germany
Historical reforms, role and organization of Public Employment Services (PES) in three selected developed countries.
Measuring Curricula Mismatch for Food Processing and Tourism Sectors in Belize
A look at the degree to which labour demands are met by educational institutions
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 12
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 101
Zero-Hours Work in the United Kingdom
Employment Research Brief
Employment policy implementation mechanisms in Germany and the United Kingdom
The ILO and its constituents have made significant progress in developing national employment policies (NEPs). However, unless appropriate institutional arrangements can be put in place to ensure timely and effective implementation, even sound...
Labour Migration From China to Europe: Scope and Potential
The research presented in this report was conducted under the “EU-China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project”, funded by the EU and jointly carried out by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization...
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: United Kingdom
ILO-OECD
Engaging employers in apprenticeship opportunities; Making it happen locally
This joint OECD-ILO report examines best practices in employer engagement in apprenticeship programmes at the local level across nine countries.