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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity @ethnicityuk.bsky.social · 15d

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

@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.faber.co.uk/product/uom-...

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · 24d

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👇

The Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk and Regulatory Research @thomasashtoninst.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎓 80 years of Occupational Health at the @manchester.ac.uk
Join us Oct 1st for talks, panels, and a special lecture by Prof. Malcolm Sim.
Let’s celebrate the past and shape the future of occupational health.
📍 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/80-years-o...
#UoM #OccupationalHealth #COEH

80 Years of Excellence: Celebrating Occupational Health at Manchester

Celebrate 80 years of Occupational Health at The University of Manchester , with talks, panels & the Annual Lane Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢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!

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Sep 8

The talk has two main objectives to discuss:

🔸the 'narratives of change and decline: the end of the past'
🔸'the way continuity is understood and comprehended: the same of the past but less'

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Sep 8

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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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · Aug 28

❗Deadline to apply: 5 September 2025, 23:50 UK time.

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

@alliancembs.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social

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...

www.productivity.ac.uk

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Digital Futures @digitaluom.bsky.social · Aug 27

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.

shorturl.at

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢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

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hi, just checking the authors on this article, not sure if they are correct? Thanks!

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · Aug 5

📅 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!
buff.ly/LzmBBX4

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 31

@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 💬

Work-Net International @worknetint.bsky.social · Jul 11

Second WorkNet launch in the bag @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @ianithacagreer.bsky.social @decentworkcity.bsky.social

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 29

The Multi-Level Configuration of Precarious Work and New Public Management in Chile
08:30 - 10:00, Bella Center: Hall C- C1-m3
Author: Francisca Alvarez Figueroa

The Living Wage in the UK care sector: A simple answer to a complex problem
08:30 - 10:00, Bella Center: Hall D- D3-m9
Author: Eva Herman

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 29

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!

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 10

We still have tickets available for this great workshop next week - please sign up via the Eventbrite link below 👇

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 4

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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A large poster with writing of a phrase in Spanish, French and English with a concrete floor.

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

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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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

WEI PhD student and research at @productivity.bsky.social Michael Francis presented on the gendered impact of COVID-19 on training, wages and key workers in the UK

Initial results show key differences of men and women to available training in Covid with long-term impact on skills training & wages

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Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

Disparity across the sector highlights differences in labour relationships established with workers and therefore differing labour contracts and conditions

Ultimately this leads to varying experiences and demands of workers and policy challenges

#DomesticWork #CareWork #DigitalPlatforms

Work and Equalities Institute @workequalities.bsky.social · Jul 3

Following all presentations, session chairs reflected on a regulation from an ILO report that views domestic work as ‘work like any other, work like no other’

Digital labour platforms of domestic/care work adopt different business models to transport/labour implying different labour conditions

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