#InsecureWork

IPR

@uniofbathipr.bsky.social

2 months ago

Rebecca Florisson: Living precariously: The challenge of insecure work Rebecca Florisson discusses the realities of low pay, unpredictable hours and poor protections and how we can improve access to secure jobs.

What are the realities of low pay, unpredictable hours and poor protections, and how can we improve access to secure jobs? Rebecca Florisson (The Work Foundation) joins us on 29 Jan to discuss the challenge of #InsecureWork. Book a free ticket here:

IPR

@uniofbathipr.bsky.social

2 months ago

Rebecca Florisson: Living precariously: The challenge of insecure work Rebecca Florisson discusses the realities of low pay, unpredictable hours and poor protections and how we can improve access to secure jobs.

Rebecca Florisson is Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation and leads the research programme on #InsecureWork. On 29 Jan, she'll discuss the realities of low pay, unpredictable hours and poor protections, and how we can improve access to secure jobs. Book here: buff.ly/NfMDPY3

Workers of England Union

@workersofengland.bsky.social

3 months ago

Are Your Employment Rights at Risk? Employment Rights, Casual Workers, Zero-Hours Contracts, Agency Workers, Workers of England Union

Your job may be "casual," but your rights are NOT! The WEU provides independent representation—a lifeline when power is lopsided. 🛡️

www.workersofengland.co.uk/info/workplace-wellbeing...

#ZeroHours #AgencyWorkers #InsecureWork #WorkersRights #WEU

Bristol University Press

@brisunipress.bsky.social

4 months ago

Applying the socio-economic duty to tackle child poverty - Transforming Society Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for urgent, bold, and coordinated action—including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty—to address the alarming rise in child poverty driven by austerity, insecure work, soaring living costs, and deep-rooted inequality.

Academics Stand Against Poverty UK is calling for coordinated action, including the long-overdue implementation of the socio-economic duty, to address the alarming rise in #ChildPoverty driven by #Austerity, #InsecureWork and soaring #LivingCosts.

https://ow.ly/98oI50XfuWL

UK Data Service Impact

@ukdsimpact.bsky.social

1 year ago

🗞️New on the Data Impact blog 🗞️

Rebecca Florisson (@rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social), Principal Analyst at the Work Foundation at Lancaster University, discusses the issue of long-term insecure work.

Read it here: blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/no-progress-...

#work #employment #insecurework #noprogress

Rebecca Florisson

@rebeccaflorisson.bsky.social

1 year ago

Tories left ‘legacy of structural racism’ in UK jobs market, says TUC Body says black and minority ethnic people bear brunt of insecure work, which has risen faster than secure employment

🔍 Interesting new analysis from the TUC this morning highlighting structural racism in the UK's job market.
People from ethnic minority backgrounds experience more barriers to good jobs + lower promotion prospects. This drives the #insecurework gap. t.co/6X0Ids2joG