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- 14th Apr 2020
The forgotten frontline: four ways you can help food delivery workers during the COVID-19 crisis
Ten years ago, UberEats and Deliveroo did not exist, now they’re multi-billion dollar global businesses. Today food delivery workers make it much easier for many of us to comply with social distancing rules amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A quick look at Google Search trends suggests they must be: Deliveroo, Uber…
- Report
- 5th May 2020
The perception of fairness of algorithms and proxy information in financial services
We partnered with the the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to investigate how people respond to the use of algorithms in personal finances.
- Blog
- 20th May 2020
Improving NHS procurement with a behavioural procurement platform
Hospital procurement, a topic once confined to a handful of NHS experts, has now risen to national prominence with millions of citizens following updates on the procurement of vital resources needed to help the NHS combat COVID-19. We, at BIT, can now share the results of a trial we ran…
- Blog
- 29th May 2020
‘Double nudge’ encourages employers to offer flexibility, in turn boosting job application rates
We discuss an innovative trial we ran last year, showing how employers can reach a wider pool of talent by boosting their offer of flexibility at work.
- Blog
- 29th Jun 2020
Life after lockdown: A strong & sustainable economic recovery
As our current economic lockdowns ease we have a unique opportunity to take a fresh start so we have strong and sustainable recoveries
- Blog
- 8th Jul 2020
Using behavioural insights to support low-wage workers
Prior to COVID-19, low wage workers—defined as those with incomes below $36,000 per year—were already in a precarious financial position. Now, data show that “95% of workers in low-income households have either been laid off as a result of the coronavirus (37%) or have seen a loss of income (58%).”…
- Blog
- 22nd Jul 2020
Navigating the COVID-19 employment crisis
Covid-19 has brought us one of the worst unemployment crises in recent history. This crisis has eliminated or put on hold millions of jobs, particularly affecting youth, women, ethnic minorities, and those in “low-skilled” jobs. As governments provide much-needed structural assistance to support the unemployed and stimulate the economy, they…
- Blog
- 12th Aug 2020
Sending money home: Remitting to the Pacific Islands
Last week it was announced that up to 170 people from Vanuatu can soon leave their families and come to work in Australia on farms. The program is a trial resumption of one of Australia and New Zealand’s seasonal labour mobility schemes. The schemes are mutually beneficial: farms in Australia…
- Blog
- 3rd Sep 2020
How can we prepare young people for the future of work?
COVID-19 has had profound impacts on the way societies function, including the nature of work. Young people are particularly affected, with youth unemployment in Australia at the highest it’s been in 22 years. To address this crisis, young people need to be adaptable and demonstrate a broader range of skills…
- Blog
- 23rd Sep 2020
Nudging young people to engage with pensions
BIT partnered with Scottish Widows to conduct an online experiment with 2,800 young people in the UK on BIT’s Predictiv platform. The experiment aimed to measure how they would view pension contributions depending on different types of communication frames, as well as map out young peoples’ understanding of and attitudes…