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The Future of Work: Women’s Experiences of Employment in Greater Manchester

Anna SandersRosalind Shorrocks By Anna Sanders and Rosalind Shorrocks Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth, Work, Working Futures Posted: April 10, 2024

Women in Greater Manchester face a range of barriers relating to their employment. As of December 2022, 72% of women in Greater Manchester aged 16-64 were in employment, compared to 80% of men. Women’s economic activity in Greater Manchester is also lower than the national level, where 75% of women aged 16-64 are in employment. Increasing […]

Tagged With: employment, gender inequalities, Greater Manchester, inequalities

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Precarious Work: The Consequences for Later Life Security

Kristian Fuzi By Debora Price and Kristian Fuzi Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth, UK economy, Work, Working Futures Posted: March 12, 2024

The concerning trend of precarious work is increasingly the focus of policymakers and researchers. Here, Kristian Fuzi and Professor Debora Price advocate for greater attention to the multiplicity of sectors and the widening age range of the workforce now affected by these working conditions.  Precarious work trends have serious consequences for the financial security of workers […]

Tagged With: communities, economy, employment, gender inequalities, inequalities, labour market

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Extending working lives – healthy ageing in the workplace

By Christopher Phillipson Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care, UK economy Posted: February 22, 2024

One in three workers in the UK are aged over 50 – with this figure set to rise in coming decades. Current government employment policy is to encourage over 50s to either to remain or return to work. However, the lasting impacts of COVID-19, along with caring, health, and work issues facing older workers, are […]

Tagged With: employment, Health & Social Care, inequalities, labour market, mental health

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Workplace violence and aggression – employees on the frontline

Kara Ng author headshotSheena Johnson By Kara Ng and Sheena Johnson Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, UK economy, Urban Posted: January 31, 2024

Workplace violence and aggression (WVA) is a serious social issue with profound negative consequences for individuals, teams, organisations, and society. The risk of WVA from the public (third parties) is a growing concern, with evidence indicating that incidents increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even ‘after’ COVID (after pandemic restrictions have ended), increased rates of WVA […]

Tagged With: employment, health, labour market, mental health, wellbeing

Local employment charters: re-defining productivity with employers?

By Ceri Hughes Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, OnProductivity Posted: November 11, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the harsh reality of insecure working conditions that many workers – particularly those in the front line – are subject to. Good employment charters are one way to ensure the security of good work. Implementing good employment charters in local policy agendas can increase productivity and develop more […]

Tagged With: economy, employment, employment charter, Greater Manchester, greater manchester mayor, inclusive growth, jobs, labour market, local economy, local government, OnProductivity, productivity

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The Levelling-up Budget?

By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Budget, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, News Posted: March 4, 2021

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 […]

Tagged With: AMBS, british politics, Business Energy & Industry, communities, economy, employment, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, infrastructure, labour market, Levelling Up, productivity, science & engineering, transport, Treasury, work & pensions

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Filling a youth-shaped gap in the FE White Paper: Reducing inequalities in post-16 progression

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton, Stephanie Thomson, Lorna Unwin and Sanne Velthuis Filed Under: All posts, Education, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: February 8, 2021

The new Further Education (FE) White Paper claims its proposals will transform post-16 education and training in England. It acknowledges that not enough people develop technical skills at Level 3 and above. Yet it has nothing to say about the thousands of young people who do not progress smoothly from GCSEs to Level 3 programmes. […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, education, employment, inequalities, inequality, MIE, schools, WEI

How can we drive businesses to deliver on Net Zero?

By Jonatan Pinkse Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Renewables, Urban Posted: February 3, 2021

Nearly a fifth of the UK’s carbon emissions are generated by businesses. With global emissions expected to be just 4% lower than in 2019, urgent action is required across all sectors to achieve net zero goals. But how can we push businesses to sustainability when their bottom line is at stake? Here, Professor Jonatan Pinkse, […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, employment, energy, innovation, MIOIR, net zero, sustainability

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Why parents need the right to stay home without risk to their income or jobs when schools are closed

Jill Rubery By Isabel Tavora and Jill Rubery Filed Under: All posts, Education, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 21, 2021

Under the UK government’s furlough scheme, parents can be placed on furlough if they have caring responsibilities for a child who is at home as a result of school closures. However, a parent’s request for furlough depends upon the agreement of their employer, which is not always forthcoming. In this blog, Dr Isabel Tavora and […]

Tagged With: caring responsibilities & children, COVID-19, education, employment, gender equality, gender inequalities, inequalities, labour market, Pandemic, schools, WEI

Job value and job status during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recognising migrants as ‘critical’ but neglected workers

Stefania MarinoMiguel Martínez Lucio By Stefania Marino, Miguel Martínez Lucio and Anthony Rafferty Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, Ethnicity, Health and Social Care Posted: January 6, 2021

During the current pandemic, governments have devoted much debate and effort to the maintenance of critical sectors of the economy – namely those that need to remain active to guarantee basic economic and social functioning, at least in the short to medium term. Many of these sectors are heavily dependent on workers typically seen as […]

Tagged With: AMBS, COVID-19, employment, immigration, labour market, Pandemic, productivity, social work, WEI

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