IER News & blogs
Future of work in the UK
In March, IER Director Chris Warhurst was invited to give a talk to the ACAS East Midlands Conference on the role of good work in the future of work in the UK.
The focus was on the role of good work in post Covid economic recovery and renewal.
New policy brief on the platform economy
examining the future of work and welfare has just published a new policy brief on platform work. It is co-authored by Chris Mathieu of Lund University and Chris Warhurst of IER. It maps out key issues with the operation of the platform economy and offers recommendations for future policy development to better govern it. It arrives just as the European Parliament looks set to initiate new deliberation on this subject. Read more .
The shape of employment to come
In June, Chris Warhurst contributed to 桃色视频鈥檚 new Global Research Priorities (GRP) group鈥檚 debate on Productivity and the Futures of Work with a webinar on 鈥楾he shape of employment to come鈥�. It includes a 7-point plan for employment in a new UK industrial strategy.
GRPs are interdisciplinary research groupings intended to respond to complex multi-faceted global problems through collaborative research excellence.
The recorded presentation can be found here and a blog post on this topic here.