Our mission
We are a registered charity (1202928) that champions the role of business as a force for good, particularly the crucial role companies play giving people a step up in life by providing jobs and training.
We have a practical impact — providing business leaders with the tools, knowledge and best practice on employing and training people from less privileged backgrounds.
We also have a policy impact — through our advocacy programme, we work to create a more positive business environment so companies can do even more to help their local communities.
“People are the magic ingredient of all organisations and we owe our success for over 60 years to our people. My family business provides many hundreds of jobs in this town, and my education trust sponsors our local schools. It’s our responsibility as business leaders to secure good skills and long-term jobs for the benefit of the company, the community and the economy”— Christopher Nieper OBE
Latest news
Event · October 2026
Jobs Foundation Across Party Conferences
The team travelled across the country to attend party conferences, helping influence policy to allow businesses to create more jobs.
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Event · September 2026
Our Breakfast with the Rt Hon Chloe Smith
For our September breakfast, we heard from Chloe Smith on the opportunities of AI and how we can use it to support more people into work.
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News · September 2026
Our North East pre-Budget Roundtable
Jobs Foundation North East met in Middlesbrough to discuss what policy changes would support local businesses to create more jobs across the local area.
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Research · July 2026
Jobs and Education: Building the Bridge to Opportunity
Our latest report examining why over a million young people aren't in education, employment or training, and what schools and businesses can do to fix this.
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Research · September 2025
Ladders of Opportunity: How top UK businesses create new routes into work - the Full Report
Profiling the top businesses across the UK that are creating pathways for disadvantaged people into work: the second volume of our foundational research.
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Research · October 2024
Two Million Jobs: How businesses play a crucial role in helping people from welfare into work - the full report
After almost a year of work, interviewing hundreds of businesses and community leaders across Great Britain, the Jobs Foundation is launching its foundational research.
Read the report →“Business: A force for good”