IER News & blogs
Launching a new MAIJobCare project: exploring the impacts of AI and algorithmic management on the long-term care sector
IER is pleased to announce the launch of , an international research project led by IER, examining how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Algorithmic Management (AM) are reshaping job quality and workforce dynamics in long-term care (LTC).
As LTC systems across Europe face mounting pressures from ageing populations and persistent staffing shortages, MAIJobCare investigates whether digital tools, such as automated rostering, recruitment platforms, and performance monitoring, can support better care outcomes and working conditions, or whether they risk intensifying work and surveillance.
IER researcher on the Economics of Trust
IER's Dr Jamelia HarrisLink opens in a new window was an invited panellist for the Institute of Chartered Accountant's of Trinidad and Tobago's 16th annual conference. The conference was held on November 20th and 21st in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr Harris contributed to the panel "The Economics of Trust", where she highlighted the importance of trust in various segments of the economy, including the labour market.
Prof Taylor at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, USA
Professor Philip Taylor attended the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) event in Boston on 12-15 November 2025. He co-chaired sessions on job quality and social care and spoke about early findings from a UK project — Just Systems — where he talked about decarbonising domiciliary adult social care. Added to this, he chaired a meeting of the Aging Workforce Interest Group of GSA, of which he is the convener.
IER at the CIPD Conference
滨贰搁鈥檚 Peter Dickinson participated in the Evidence Lab at the CIPD's Annual Conference in Manchester. He gave a presentation on the main findings emerging from the work IER has been doing on the implications of the green transition for jobs and skills. Following this there was a Q&A session with the audience.
IER researchers publish key insights on vocational education funding
IER's Prof Terence HogarthLink opens in a new window, Dr Emily EricksonLink opens in a new window, and Dr Sangwoo LeeLink opens in a new window have co-authored a new deliverable for the Skills2Capabilities (S2C) project titled "". The study provides a comprehensive overview of vocational education and training (VET) funding across Europe and offers detailed case study insights into Austria, Norway, and England.