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Decent Work and the City @DecentWorkCity

Decent Work and the City is a 4 year project looking at what makes work good, bad and ugly in six cities around the world.

Joined August 2021
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Work & Equalities Institute@WorkEqualities
14 Nov 2024
Join us on November 21st (1:00-4:00 PM) at Alliance Manchester Business School for an engaging workshop hosted by the Work & Equalities Institute and the ResPecTMe project! #UnpaidLabour #PrecariousWork #Inequality #GreaterManchester 🔗 Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/the-politics…

The Politics of Unpaid Labour

Come join us for workshop held by the ResPecTMe project investigating the politics of unpaid labour.

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Anjana Malhotra@AnjiMalhotra1
9 May 2024
Important article on the scope and devastation of New York’s punishing clawbacks of unemployment benefits, featuring our heroic clients, and important @SenatorHoylman legislation to fix it @nicole_salk @Ithaca_Ian by @mwparrott @nysfocus nysfocus.com/2024/05/09/dol-…

New York’s Labor Department Wants Your Unemployment Benefits Back

In New York, unemployment recipients can be found guilty of fraud for mundane reporting mistakes — even if they thought their information was true.

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bbc.co.uk/news/world-austral… Why wasn't this classed as a terror attack? We have strange definitions of terrorism...

Sydney stabbing: Bondi attack on women devastates Australia

The stabbing rampage at a busy Sydney shopping centre has left many - particularly women - fearful.

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Zero hour contracts: an uncertain future for insecure employees gmlaw.org.uk/2024/04/16/zero…
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Work & Equalities Institute@WorkEqualities
9 Apr 2024
In-person and online event: ticketleap.events/tickets/wo…
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How Uber Overcharges Riders and Underpays Drivers

If you’ve taken an Uber ride recently, you’ve probably noticed it cost a lot more than a few years ago. Why is that? PowerSwitch Action, my organization,

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April fool! Only this government could launch a policy with no funding on a bank holiday 😣 BBC News - Childcare: Free 15 hours expands to two-year-olds in England bbc.co.uk/news/education-620…
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An avoidable disaster @LeedsCC_News @BBCLeeds See @fightforthefive @SalfordUnison @unisontheunion @salford_mayor
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25 Mar 2024
Parents group launches bid to save Leeds Council nurseries at risk of closure yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/e…
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Minimum Wage increase in April will mean a jump in earnings, but for how long? 🤔 #rewage #minimumwage #livingwage linkedin.com/posts/mat-johns…

#rewage #minimumwage #livingwage | Mat Johnson

'Turning a corner' or treading water? Surviving on the minimum wage as inflation bites.... https://lnkd.in/dM4-hcgt #rewage #minimumwage #livingwage

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Child Poverty Action Group@CPAGUK
21 Mar 2024
Child poverty has reached a record high, with 4.3 million kids now facing cold homes & empty tummies. Change is possible but we need a commitment from all parties to scrap the two child limit and increase child benefits. Anything less would be a betrayal of Britain’s children.
In a general election year, nothing should be more important to our political leaders than making things better for the country’s poorest kids. But child poverty has reached a record high, with 4.3 million kids now facing cold homes and empty tummies. We know that change is possible but we need to see a commitment from all parties to scrap the two-child limit and increase child benefits. Anything less would be a betrayal of Britain’s children.

ALT In a general election year, nothing should be more important to our political leaders than making things better for the country’s poorest kids. But child poverty has reached a record high, with 4.3 million kids now facing cold homes and empty tummies. We know that change is possible but we need to see a commitment from all parties to scrap the two-child limit and increase child benefits. Anything less would be a betrayal of Britain’s children.

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Out with the old, in with the new? Institutional experimentation and decent work in the UK - Mathew Johnson, Eva Herman, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Spot the WEI members 👀 Last week's session on regulating platform work @ILO in Chile.... linkedin.com/posts/móni…

Ayer, en la Organización Internacional del Trabajo - América Latina y el Caribe (OIT) la oportuni...

Ayer, en la Organización Internacional del Trabajo - América Latina y el Caribe (OIT) la oportunidad de participar en un Taller sobre la regulación del trabajo en Plataformas Digitales. Fue una...

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Recent NESTA research assesses how many early-years professionals are needed to meet increased demand of free childcare...turns out a lot😱 nesta.org.uk/report/how-many… via @nesta_uk
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Come join us @CeridwenHughes and @gmlawcentre fantastic event on Tuesday discussing employment justice! @WorkEqualities @GM4Women2028
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Policy@Manchester@UoMPolicy
22 Oct 2023
⚠️ We are facing shortages of workers to fill frontline roles. ✍ In #Workingfutures, @evamherman1 & Dr Mat Johnson advise how to avoid a worsening crisis of poor-quality work & patchy services. 👇 ow.ly/NLYq50PWAqm @WorkEqualities
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BBC News - Workers on voluntary Real Living Wage see 10% pay rise bbc.co.uk/news/business-6719…

Workers on voluntary Real Living Wage see 10% pay rise

The increase in the voluntary pay scheme will benefit more than 460,000 UK workers.

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BBC News - Modern slavery helpline calls surge from care staff bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67151672

Modern slavery helpline calls surge from care staff

Unscrupulous employers and agents are charging workers thousands to plug gap in social care.

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Policy@Manchester@UoMPolicy
17 Oct 2023
📣 Our new report #WorkingFutures provides thought leadership on key challenges around work and employment. With foreword by @NaomiClaytonUK of @LearnWorkUK. 📄 Read it here: ow.ly/raVn50PWzPa @WorkEqualities @AMBS_OrgPsych @UoMHumsImpact @uomsoss
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