Elisa Pannini
@elisapannini.bsky.social
Lecturer in HRM
CREW Greenwich crew-greenwich.bsky.social
PhD from LSE Management
Employment relations, labour, unions.
Opinions are my own.
CREW Greenwich crew-greenwich.bsky.social
PhD from LSE Management
Employment relations, labour, unions.
Opinions are my own.
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Save the date!! BUIRA 2026 conference will be held on 23-25 June in the Wivenhoe campus of Essex University
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Save the date!! BUIRA 2026 conference will be held on 23-25 June in the Wivenhoe campus of Essex University
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Equal pay win! 🎉
Thousands of women will today receive news of their payouts after a five year legal battle.
‘This marks a turning point for hundreds of low-paid women who have waited far too long for justice and equal pay’ said UNISON
unsn.uk/4aavka1
Thousands of women will today receive news of their payouts after a five year legal battle.
‘This marks a turning point for hundreds of low-paid women who have waited far too long for justice and equal pay’ said UNISON
unsn.uk/4aavka1
Equality fight ends for 6,000 Birmingham council staff in massive £250m pay out
Thousands of women will today receive news of their payouts after a five year legal battle against Birmingham City Council
unsn.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Equal pay win! 🎉
Thousands of women will today receive news of their payouts after a five year legal battle.
‘This marks a turning point for hundreds of low-paid women who have waited far too long for justice and equal pay’ said UNISON
unsn.uk/4aavka1
Thousands of women will today receive news of their payouts after a five year legal battle.
‘This marks a turning point for hundreds of low-paid women who have waited far too long for justice and equal pay’ said UNISON
unsn.uk/4aavka1
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Will AI and robots take all our jobs?
My paper in the Industrial Law Journal tackles this question - and I've put it on YouTube.
Basic answer: tech creates redundancies, not unemployment, which entirely depends on private and public investment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTUw...
My paper in the Industrial Law Journal tackles this question - and I've put it on YouTube.
Basic answer: tech creates redundancies, not unemployment, which entirely depends on private and public investment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTUw...
Will AI take all our jobs? No. Tech may make redundancies, but full employment comes with investment
YouTube video by Ewan McGaughey
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Will AI and robots take all our jobs?
My paper in the Industrial Law Journal tackles this question - and I've put it on YouTube.
Basic answer: tech creates redundancies, not unemployment, which entirely depends on private and public investment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTUw...
My paper in the Industrial Law Journal tackles this question - and I've put it on YouTube.
Basic answer: tech creates redundancies, not unemployment, which entirely depends on private and public investment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTUw...
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In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages.
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Same Cart, Different Price: Instacart’s Price Experiments Cost Families at Checkout - Groundwork Collaborative
groundworkcollaborative.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages.
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%.
Read this:
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How is unemployment different for married men vs women?
Do they face equal pressure – and receive equal time, space and emotional support – in the search for a new job? Or is it assumed that women have plenty to do at home?
Aliya Hamid Rao explores #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/ydYqWv6
Do they face equal pressure – and receive equal time, space and emotional support – in the search for a new job? Or is it assumed that women have plenty to do at home?
Aliya Hamid Rao explores #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/ydYqWv6
How does unemployment affect gender inequality?
In the US, unemployed men feel more pressure than women to quickly find a job - but they also receive more time, space and emotional support in their job search
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
How is unemployment different for married men vs women?
Do they face equal pressure – and receive equal time, space and emotional support – in the search for a new job? Or is it assumed that women have plenty to do at home?
Aliya Hamid Rao explores #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/ydYqWv6
Do they face equal pressure – and receive equal time, space and emotional support – in the search for a new job? Or is it assumed that women have plenty to do at home?
Aliya Hamid Rao explores #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/ydYqWv6
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Regular readers will know I’m very exercised by this. It’s worse than covered here in employment/labour market issues (maybe others too) because with Brexit we lost a lot of routine monitoring data and surveys done by the EU. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
UK ‘flying blind’ in key policy areas thanks to unreliable official data | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Regular readers will know I’m very exercised by this. It’s worse than covered here in employment/labour market issues (maybe others too) because with Brexit we lost a lot of routine monitoring data and surveys done by the EU. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Is AI really taking our jobs? The future of work explained I LSE Research
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Linking much-needed support for students to international recruitment - an unstable and overworked income stream - is risky and unsustainable."
"Today’s Budget was an opportunity for the government to offer further detail and clarity on the state and finances of the higher education sector, building on the recent White Paper."
Read our response to the Autumn Budget in full: https://bit.ly/4rs7bCc
Read our response to the Autumn Budget in full: https://bit.ly/4rs7bCc
The British Academy's response to the Autumn Budget
The British Academy has responded to the Autumn Budget (26 November 2025)
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Linking much-needed support for students to international recruitment - an unstable and overworked income stream - is risky and unsustainable."
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New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
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📅 Two weeks remaining for submissions!
With the deadline approaching, this is a good moment to finalize your contributions and explore how your work fits into the broader theme of SASE 2026 in Bordeaux.
View the full conference overview: sase.org/events/2026-...
With the deadline approaching, this is a good moment to finalize your contributions and explore how your work fits into the broader theme of SASE 2026 in Bordeaux.
View the full conference overview: sase.org/events/2026-...
Bordeaux 2026 | SASE Annual Conferences
Fighting Divisions: Conflict and Power in a Post Globalisation Order38th Annual SASE Conference
sase.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
📅 Two weeks remaining for submissions!
With the deadline approaching, this is a good moment to finalize your contributions and explore how your work fits into the broader theme of SASE 2026 in Bordeaux.
View the full conference overview: sase.org/events/2026-...
With the deadline approaching, this is a good moment to finalize your contributions and explore how your work fits into the broader theme of SASE 2026 in Bordeaux.
View the full conference overview: sase.org/events/2026-...
Who would have thought?...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Who would have thought?...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake."
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake."
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"1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” abt AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to "democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” abt AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the powerful technology will cause damage to "democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meet the DLR cleaners fighting for sick pay.
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Meet the DLR cleaners fighting for sick pay.
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Disability History Month 2025
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Disability History Month 2025
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Why Elon Musk purchased Twitter :
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why Elon Musk purchased Twitter :
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BREAKING: We have filed an OECD complaint against Amazon for the conditions of their third-party suppliers and the retail giant's lack of due diligence
www.ecotextile.com/202511256087...
www.ecotextile.com/202511256087...
Amazon faces OECD complaint on due diligence in Pakistan
Campaigners say online retail giant fails to check pay and conditions of workers in the supply chains of its third-party marketplace sellers
www.ecotextile.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
BREAKING: We have filed an OECD complaint against Amazon for the conditions of their third-party suppliers and the retail giant's lack of due diligence
www.ecotextile.com/202511256087...
www.ecotextile.com/202511256087...
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My new book, The Division of Rationalized Labor, is now shipping! A brief summary of the argument to follow…
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My new book, The Division of Rationalized Labor, is now shipping! A brief summary of the argument to follow…
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EU Court ruling establishes that the EU can set meaningful standards for wage adequacy and collective bargaining coverage, creating a foundation for upward convergence in labour standards across the Union, writes @rolanderne.bsky.social
www.socialeurope.eu/eu-court-uph...
www.socialeurope.eu/eu-court-uph...
EU Court Upholds Minimum Wage Directive in Victory for Social Europe
The ruling preserves key provisions on wage adequacy and collective bargaining, revealing how employer lobbying inadvertently expanded EU social policy powers.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
EU Court ruling establishes that the EU can set meaningful standards for wage adequacy and collective bargaining coverage, creating a foundation for upward convergence in labour standards across the Union, writes @rolanderne.bsky.social
www.socialeurope.eu/eu-court-uph...
www.socialeurope.eu/eu-court-uph...
Many of the problems identified in the article are inherently caused by marketisation of HE. 'Students as consumers' didn't solve the problems we had, and created worse ones.
This week on Wonkhe: Despite promises of informed choice and fair treatment, Jim Dickinson argues that England’s student-as-consumer model has failed to deliver – and urgently needs re-examination by regulators
The higher education "market" still doesn't work
Despite promises of informed choice and fair treatment, Jim Dickinson argues that England’s student-as-consumer model has failed to deliver – and urgently needs re-examination by regulators Despite...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Many of the problems identified in the article are inherently caused by marketisation of HE. 'Students as consumers' didn't solve the problems we had, and created worse ones.
"Workplace organizing still has a unique ability to bring diverse people together in pursuit of common aims: a revived labor movement must therefore be a central part of any project of democratic renewal."
@samuel-bagg.bsky.social
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
@samuel-bagg.bsky.social
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Workplace organizing still has a unique ability to bring diverse people together in pursuit of common aims: a revived labor movement must therefore be a central part of any project of democratic renewal."
@samuel-bagg.bsky.social
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
@samuel-bagg.bsky.social
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Join us to hear from practitioners/academics discussing experimentation and innovation in unions, with insights from ETUC, European federations and national unions, covering cases from Belgium, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
How can trade unions innovate and stay strong in a changing world❓
📆 Join us on 4 December to hear some of the leading scholars of union renewal from Europe and North America present their latest research in discussion with trade unionists from a diverse range of sectors
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📆 Join us on 4 December to hear some of the leading scholars of union renewal from Europe and North America present their latest research in discussion with trade unionists from a diverse range of sectors
🔗 etui.org/Z9Y
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Join us to hear from practitioners/academics discussing experimentation and innovation in unions, with insights from ETUC, European federations and national unions, covering cases from Belgium, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
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In line with the ETUC, UNI Europa welcomes the ruling by the European Court of Justice confirming the validity of the EU Minimum Wage Directive.
EU Minimum Wage Directive
EU Court of Justice upholds EU minimum wage directive. With the EYUC we call on additional guidance criteria and coordination tools.
www.uni-europa.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In line with the ETUC, UNI Europa welcomes the ruling by the European Court of Justice confirming the validity of the EU Minimum Wage Directive.
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There is no pathway to upward wage mobility as an Amazon driver, as opposed to drivers at a unionized workplace like UPS
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
There is no pathway to upward wage mobility as an Amazon driver, as opposed to drivers at a unionized workplace like UPS
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey
Stark figure from @dschneider.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social Kevin Bruey