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www.wei.manchester.ac.uk

Research institute at The University of Manchester. Research themes include: Work Futures, Fairness and Wellbeing in the Workplace, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Regulation and representation.
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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · 16d
📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!

The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)

📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School

Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
WEI and MiRS Lecture 2025 with Professor Virginia Doellgast
Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry
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Lots of tickets still available for our annual lecture on Thursday 11th December!

Details and free registration via the link below 👇
workequalities.bsky.social Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · 16d
📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!

The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)

📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School

Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
WEI and MiRS Lecture 2025 with Professor Virginia Doellgast
Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry
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November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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How will the conclusions of #SocialSummit2025 shape the future of work?

The final episode of our special podcast series looks at what renewed commitments on poverty eradication, #DecentWork and social inclusion mean in practice.

🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/XOL250XvNxz
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Today we celebrate International Women’s Entrepreneurship Day!

Women’s entrepreneurship is crucial for social and economic development, and represents a powerful pathway to advance gender equality in the world of work.

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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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The @ilo’s Governing Body holds its 355th Session at ILO headquarters in Geneva from 17 to 27 November 2025.

🗞️More info: www.ilo.org/ilo-governin...
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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📘New article in International Labour Review @ilo.org

Jill Rubery, Isabel Távora, Eva Herman, Abbie Winton & Alejandro Castillo write about the role of collective bargaining for key workers during #COVID19

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Bargaining on the front line: What role did collective bargaining play in protecting/advancing the interests of front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Drawing on 12 case studies across 10 countries of how trade unions and collective bargaining institutions supported front-line workers in healthcare, social care and food retail, this article finds th...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!

The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)

📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School

Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
WEI and MiRS Lecture 2025 with Professor Virginia Doellgast
Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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At the Work and Equalities Institute, our agenda is to identify and promote the conditions for more inclusive, equal and fairer work and employment arrangements.

Read more about our Research and Impact and Engagement:

🔍 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/research/
📘 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/impact-and-e...
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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FABER LECTURE: Pigeonholed: Creative freedom as an act of resistance - Gary Younge

📅 Thurs 16 Oct 2025 7pm
📍Friends’ Meeting House, Manchester
🎫Tickets & more info on Faber website

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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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A celebration of 80 Years of Excellence in #OccupationalHealth at @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social event 🎉

📆Wednesday 1st October
🕐1pm start

See more details and the link to register below👇
September 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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📢We are very pleased to announce that WEI member Angel Martin Caballero has started a new role as Early Career Fellow with @leverhulme.ac.uk

The title of Angel's project is 'The Digital Workplace: Rethinking Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement and Institutional Change'

Congratulations Angel!
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Professor Miguel Martinez Lucio is presenting now at the @britsoci.bsky.social Work, Employment & Society Conference 2025 at The University of Manchester

The title of Miguel's talk is “The Widening of the ER"
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September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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❗Deadline to apply: 5 September 2025, 23:50 UK time.

Find out more 👉 www.productivity.ac.uk/news/opportu...

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Opportunity: Country Analysts – productivity & decent work policies - The Productivity Institute
The Productivity Institute is seeking Country Analysts to contribute to a study, “Bridging Policies for Productivity and Decent Work”, which explores how national productivity policies align with dece...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Join us in Manchester for the "Future Is Biological! DNA Data Storage Workshop.

📅 Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 – 16:00 BST
📍 Location: @manchester.ac.uk
🎟️ Get your ticket now: shorturl.at/cGMGq

Want to get involved? Email [email protected]
The Future Is Biological! Future Data Storage Solutions Workshop
Join the conversation on DNA data storage: where tech meets biology to rethink the future.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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📢New article!

WEI members Eva Herman, Jill Rubery, Isabel Tavora and Alejandro Castillo along with colleague Abbie Winton (University of Leeds) have published a new article in the International Labour Review!

Have a read of the article here 👉 en.ilr-rit.org/article/pubi...
Bargaining on the front line: What role did collective bargaining play in protecting/advancing the interests of front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Drawing on 12 case studies across 10 countries of how trade unions and collective bargaining institutions supported front-line workers in healthcare, social care and food retail, this article finds th...
en.ilr-rit.org
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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📅 Tomorrow! 6th Aug 2-3pm we have our online help session.
No appointment required - just join at any point during the hour to speak 1-2-1 with an expert from our team about anything research IT related - software, HPC, research data, including RIT on grant applications & more!
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August 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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@worknetint.bsky.social members were present at the @sasemeeting.bsky.social conference in Montreal, Canada between 5th and 9th July 2025 where they launched Work-Net International to further spread the word about the network 💬
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Great to see WEI and @alliancembs.bsky.social academics including Jenny Rodriguez, Francisca Alvarez Figueroa and Eva Herman presenting and participating at the Academy of Management 2025 conference in Copenhagen

Today is the last day and Francisca and Eva are both presenting this morning!
July 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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We still have tickets available for this great workshop next week - please sign up via the Eventbrite link below 👇
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Tickets are going for this great event on Wednesday 16th July held with @ethnicityuk.bsky.social

Please register your attendance via the Eventbrite link below - this event will only be held in-person but we are providing lunch first 🥳

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July 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Tickets are going for this great event on Wednesday 16th July held with @ethnicityuk.bsky.social

Please register your attendance via the Eventbrite link below - this event will only be held in-person but we are providing lunch first 🥳

bit.ly/4kdKg8z
July 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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As the 9th RDW Conference comes to a close with final remarks led by Celeste Drake, Director General, ILO, we reflect on the insightful presentations and anticipate future research and policy changes in light of the work showcased

Thank you to the @ilo.org for hosting another excellent conference 👏
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July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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In an afternoon session today, Ceri Hughes outlined her paper on activation policies which aim to increase the amount of paid work people do

The paper simulated how time demands vary under different working conditions such as pay and hours

It shows a need for new approaches to promote decent work
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Yesterday afternoon, Emma Hughes and Tony Dundon presented “The Organisation of Warehouse Work and Social Dialogue in the UK’s E-Commerce Fulfilment Sector”

This study compared UK SME e-commerce fulfilment centres to the sector-dominating Amazon in terms of work and employment practices
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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In a final session of the day, Eva Herman presented research on the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector

The sector is key to inclusive labour markets by enabling parents to (re-)enter work

There are similar challenges in areas studied but various campaigning to improve quality of work
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July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This afternoon, Jill Rubery acted as discussant in a special session on the recently published book ‘The Politics of Unpaid Labour’

The session proposed strategies for addressing issues of unpaid labour by rethinking an economic model valuing humanity and equity over exploitation and growth
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July 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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This afternoon, Mat Johnson presented insights from a paper written with Eva Herman, Ceri Hughes and Stephen Overell

Precariousness and inequality of labour markets signal an urban crisis

Local level responses are innovative and progressive but it’s unclear what the next growth system should be
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July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM