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#HereToDeliver: Valuing food delivery workers in the future

By Cristina Inversi, Aude Cefaliello and Tony Dundon Filed Under: Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted: June 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore a new cadre of valued workers. And it’s not the corporate CEO or senior business leader but the delivery workers that are helping cafes and restaurants stay open (in some form) during lockdown. Cristina Inversi, Aude Cefaliello and Tony Dundon of the Work and Equalities Institute (WEI) […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, digital, Digital Futures, digital labour, digital platform, employment, Future of work, gig economy, health and safety, HSE, labour market, OHS, OSH, Pandemic, technology, trade unions, work, work & pensions

Follow the science

By Martin Yuille and Bill Ollier Filed Under: Health and Social Care, Science and Engineering Posted: June 23, 2020

The underlying conditions that make COVID-19 into a killer disease are themselves pandemics. Here, Honorary Reader Martin Yuille and Professor Emeritus Bill Ollier outline the need to tackle these conditions by combining public policy reform with community change and technological innovation. Underlying health conditions are the greatest risk factor associated with COVID-19 mortality A new […]

Tagged With: care quality, communities, COVID-19, health policy, local government, Pandemic, public health, science & engineering, technology

Furlough, fraud and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By Pete Duncan and Nicholas Lord Filed Under: All posts Posted: June 22, 2020

The Government-implemented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) supports companies in their attempts to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, permitting them to place employees on a temporary leave of absence known as ‘furlough’, and claim state aid to pay furloughed staff either 80% of their usual wages or up to £2,500 per month, whichever amount is […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, crime, employment, finance, financial crime, fraud, fraud & financial crime, hmrc, labour market, Pandemic, PAYE, welfare

The scourge of summer: seasonal allergies, asthma and how your mobile phone could help

By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: June 18, 2020

Asthma and allergies affect millions in the UK and abroad. Understanding what drives allergic reactions, both inside the body and in the wider environment, will strengthen the ability of public health policymakers to address and limit the impact of these conditions. Here, Professor Sheena Cruickshank introduces ‘Britain Breathing’, a mobile phone app that can help […]

Tagged With: #allergies, #asthma, #BritainBreathing, #pollutants, air quality, environment, public health, technology

The voluntary and community sector and COVID-19: Going to war without ammunition?

Tine BuffelCamilla Lewis By Sophie Yarker, Kirsty Bagnall, Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, Camilla Lewis and Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: June 16, 2020

COVID-19 has forced us all to rethink how to maintain social connections in the neighbourhoods where we live and work. For the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE), this has meant a rapid rethink in how to provide services whilst observing social distancing guidelines. In this blog, Sophie Yarker and Kirsty Bagnall, along with Tine Buffel, Patty […]

Tagged With: age & loneliness, communities, COVID-19, equalities, equality, equality & human rights, GM COVID-19 recovery, Greater Manchester, inequalities, inequality, loneliness, older people, Pandemic, Treasury, voluntary & social enterprise

Can shipping emissions be kept in check in a post-COVID future?

By Simon Bullock Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: June 15, 2020

The shipping sector is playing a vital role in the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping Britain supplied with everything from pasta to PPE. But what role does it need to play in another great crisis – preventing catastrophic climate change? Here, Simon Bullock from the Tyndall Centre, Manchester, looks at what needs to be done in order […]

Tagged With: business, carbon emissions, climate change, COVID-19, energy & industry, environment, infrastucture, International trade, net zero, Pandemic, science & engineering, shipping

COVID-19 and the future of urban mobility

By Michael Hodson and Andrew McMeekin Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: June 12, 2020

COVID-19 has comprehensively disrupted urban mobility systems. Public transport authorities are running skeleton services, while streets are less congested. In the midst of lockdown conditions, urban mobility systems look unrecognisable. Here, Dr Mike Hodson and Professor Andrew McMeekin reflect on how different areas have responded to the lockdown, and discuss key considerations that will shape […]

Tagged With: #active travel, cities, COVID-19, GM COVID-19 recovery, Greater Manchester, Pandemic, public transport, transport

Building back a gender balanced better – devolution, growth and equalities

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Education, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: June 11, 2020

As the initial period of lockdown is slowly relaxed, the policy agenda in all parts of the UK is turning to examine recovery from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Policymakers in our major city regions are considering how to start up and stimulate economic activity where safe to do so; help firms and […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, equalities, equality, gender, gender equality, GM COVID-19 recovery, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, Pandemic, Social Justice, women & equalities

Recognising the value and significance of cleaning work in a context of crisis

Miguel Martínez Lucio By Miguel Martínez Lucio and Jo McBride Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care Posted: June 10, 2020

In this blog, Professor Miguel Martínez Lucio of the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Jo McBride of Durham University discuss the question of how we have failed to value the work and importance of those in the area of cleaning and hygiene-related employment more generally. The need now […]

Tagged With: Cleaners, Cleaning, COVID-19, employment, Frontline staff, Key workers, labour market, mental health, Pandemic, productivity

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Health for wealth: The link between health inequalities and productivity in northern England

By Luke Munford Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: June 9, 2020

Productivity in the UK, and particularly in the northern regions of England, has remained stubbornly low for decades, prompting economists to discuss a ‘productivity puzzle’. Here, Dr Luke Munford, explains how his research into health inequalities in northern England shows that investing in the health of the population could translate directly into substantial gains in […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, GM COVID-19 recovery, Greater Manchester, Health inequalities, inclusive growth, inequalities, local government, Northern Powerhouse, productivity, public health

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