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Guidance, trends and projects to inform and support government officials to think strategically about the future.

• Updated: 26 May 2023

Evidence base of long-term trends for UK policy makers, Spring 2021.

• Updated: 28 June 2021

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

• Overview

  Your employer can ask you to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s…

• Guarantee pay

  Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay You’re entitled to guarantee pay…

• Applying for redundancy

  You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if you’ve been…

• Extra work or claiming benefits

  You can take on another job while you’re laid off or on short-time (unless…

David Holdsworth's speech to the Association of Charitable Foundations conference 2025

• Updated: 26 November 2025

Foresight projects give evidence to policymakers to help them create policies that are more resilient to the future.

• Updated: 18 September 2025

Find out about cover policy and indicators for countries and territories that are covered by UK Export Finance.

• Updated: 24 December 2025

How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing

Tips, advice and guidance to help policymakers embed long-term thinking and external insight into policy making.

• Updated: 16 October 2025

Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended.

The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future. 

• Updated: 4 December 2025