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40: Why aren't we working? – with Sacha Romanovitch and Oliver Coppard

40: Why aren't we working? – with Sacha Romanovitch and Oliver Coppard

Update: 2024-01-26
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About a fifth of us of working age – just under 9 million people in the UK – are not looking for or are not able to work. Recently the biggest growth has been among those reporting long-term illness, now at a record high of around 2.7 million.



This decline in working-age health is causing concern among employers, politicians and policymakers. Earlier this month the Health Foundation launched an independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives to build consensus around the kind of action needed. So what’s going on, and what do the solutions look like both at a local and national level? 



To discuss, our Chief Executive Jennifer Dixon is joined by:







  • Sacha Romanovitch, Chief Executive of Fair4All Finance. Sacha is a member of the government’s levelling up Advisory Council, and Chair of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, which is supported by the Health Foundation.


  • Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire. Oliver was elected as the Labour Co-op mayoral candidate in May 2022. Oliver sits on a commission led by Alan Milburn, former Secretary of State for Health, investigating economic activity in Barnsley. 

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40: Why aren't we working? – with Sacha Romanovitch and Oliver Coppard

40: Why aren't we working? – with Sacha Romanovitch and Oliver Coppard

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