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The Levelling-up Budget?

By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Budget, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, News Posted:

The Conservative Government’s 2019 general election manifesto included a promise to ‘listen to the people who have felt left behind’. There was also a commitment in the Budget 2020 to drive economic growth sustainably and improve living standards by boosting productivity and levelling up skills across the UK, along with future commitments to increase investment […]

Recognising the role of key workers now and in the future employment landscape

Miguel Martínez Lucio By and Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted:

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has become more aware and appreciative of the workers now called ‘key workers’. However, organisational change and deregulation over recent years has led to high levels of job degradation in key work sectors. In this blog, Gail Hebson and Miguel Martínez Lucio introduce and present research from a range […]

Sharing the load: How work sharing can reduce unemployment, improve gender equality, and benefit mental health

Jill Rubery By Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

The need to build back better has received widespread endorsement, not only because the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for change but also because it has revealed the high price paid by those facing inequality in the labour market, including inequality by gender. Here, Professor Jill Rubery, Director of the Work and Equalities Institute, discusses […]

Bogus self-employment and COVID-19: an added layer of insecurity

By Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has raised concerns about its impact on precarious and vulnerable workers when most of them have been at the front line during the crisis and their work has been revealed as essential. Dr Marti Lopez-Andreu, from the Work and Equalities Institute, investigates some of these key workers in areas […]

#HereToDeliver: Valuing food delivery workers in the future

By , and Filed Under: Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care Posted:

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) […]

Furlough, fraud and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Nicholas Lord By and Filed Under: All posts Posted:

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 […]

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

Miguel Martínez Lucio By and Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care Posted:

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 […]

What COVID-19 tells us about the value of human labour

Debra Howcroft By and Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted:

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a radical reassessment of what is considered ‘key work’ has taken place. For many key workers, however, this status is not reflected in their salary, employment rights, or social perception. Here, Abbie Winton and Professor Debra Howcroft, from the Work and Equalities Institute, discuss the disproportionate risk/reward equation […]

Gender and occupational segregation in Greater Manchester

Francesca GainsAnna Sanders By and Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

Within the Greater Manchester region, the highest paid roles are typically dominated by men. In this blog, Anna Sanders and Professor Francesca Gains break down the gender ratios within several key sectors, and offer solutions to increase gender parity across the region. Men are concentrated in higher-paid occupational sectors. Two-thirds of managers, directors and senior […]

Does fathers’ involvement in childcare influence mothers’ employment post-childbirth?

Helen Norman By Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted:

In October 2019, the Government Equalities Office published three pieces of research on the barriers to women’s progression. In this blog, Dr Helen Norman, Research Fellow in Sociology, discusses some of the findings in relation to her own research into the impact of paternal involvement in childcare on mothers’ employment trajectories during the early stages […]

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