Unite works with Mexican unions fighting exploitation
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his left wing government has begun to enact much-needed changes to the country’s labour laws. Previously, these laws had allowed companies to sign
Universal basic income: New study finds little evidence that it can live up to its promises
Making regular cash payments to every individual in a country can help to solve problems of poverty, precarity, automation and inadequate social security systems – or so it is argued
How could a 4 day week boost the economy?
Alfie Stirling talks to Toby Tarrant for the Chris Moyles show on Radio X about why every week should be a 4-day week. Click here to read full story
Money Worries Cost UK Economy Up To £51bn A Year
UK workers’ poor financial well-being is having a significant impact on productivity Savings as a proportion of income is the lowest it has been for nearly 60 years1 40% (13
Bots and bell ringing
Richard Baldwin is a leading international expert and author on globalisation. In his most recent book, he writes about the coming age of “globotics”, an even more intense globalisation plus
Apprenticeships system favours those who already hold skills
This morning the Department for Education (DfE) published figures outlining the number and type of apprenticeships that were started during the first month of 2019. January isn’t a big month
A hole in the heart
Grazia Ietto-Gillies has spent her career as an economist seeking to fill a crucial gap: the exclusion of transnational corporations into economic thinking. And this gap is not a small
If you’re going to be a consultancy, then do it to help companies & organisations reduce their working week
Along with universal basic income, we have consistently supported the idea of a unilateral shortening of the working week (see archive). What is fascinating is the way that the case
The UK’s post-Brexit immigration regime will help business exploit migrant workers
It is true that globalisation has created benefits for consumers, businesses and suppliers. It is propelled, however, by global supply chains, or the dominant practice of sourcing goods and services
The Black Woman Economist Who Pioneered a Federal Jobs Guarantee
The topic of government job guarantees has generated increased discussion since the 2016 presidential campaign. More recently, a number of policymakers—especially 2020 election hopefuls Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris,
Top of the Charts: At last! The key to happiness is…
Afternoon all, Career advice time. Want to feel perky? Get the right job, not just the right salary. Florists, priests…. and politicians are near the top of the well-being curve
What is “distributed leadership”? And can it turn “a trickle of human energy into a river”?
There’s another way to come at the possibility of viable alternatives to the toxic, frozen status-quo – and that’s through thinking about how we work, who we work with, what
A shorter working week is in reach
Working time is set to become one of the major battlegrounds of our generation – and the new report published today by Autonomy and the 4 Day Week Campaign is
The post-levy Apprenticeship regime is finally taking shape
Another year, another round of worries about the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy. Are the number of starts continuing to fall; are they all being converted to MBA-level courses; and
Tight labour market breaks new ground on jobs
The UK labour market continues to confound. It seemed as though the seven year spurt in employment that began in late 2012 had come to an end in 2018. The
How ethnic minorities are still discriminated against in the UK job market
Britain was one of the first European countries to pass legislation prohibiting racial discrimination. There has been a series of Acts in 1965, 1968, 1976, 2000, 2006 and 2010 which
How we can best prepare for job automation – and for the strengthening of our communities too
…And we’re back! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating holiday season. Now, returning to the unbreaking of politics… Here’s a very concise answer to a question we often
Fat Cat Friday 2019: Only Six FTSE CEOs are Women and they Earn 54% of the Salaries of Male Counterparts
Only Six FTSE CEOs are Women and they Earn 54% of the Salaries of Male Counterparts. Analysis from The Equality Trust shows that the six women CEOs [1] in the
Who’s pulling the strings? Uncovering a tale of deregulation in the EU
To thrive we all need things like clean air, a safe environment, and decent working conditions. A woven network of regulations has been assembled over time to protect these basic
Good tidings from the UK labour market
Earlier this year, in a fit of optimism, the ONS moved its monthly labour market stats release from Wednesday to Tuesday morning so that the data would have proper scrutiny