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Following a talk at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Annual Conference 2025, IFOW Senior Research Fellow Prof Phoebe Moore @digigirlz.bsky.social explores how the production of AI, as well as its impact on social relations, can help identify new OSH risks for workers in the age of AI.
OSH in the Age of AI
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Brussels, 2025 Annual Conference I presented next to Antonio Aloisi and Vincent Mandinaud, before ETUC Deputy General Secretary Isabelle Schömann’s closi…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Following a talk at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Annual Conference 2025, IFOW Senior Research Fellow Prof Phoebe Moore @digigirlz.bsky.social explores how the production of AI, as well as its impact on social relations, can help identify new OSH risks for workers in the age of AI.
How are AI technologies shaping pay in the UK? New research, co-authored by Dr Magdalena Soffia, Associate Head of Social Research at IFOW, provides the first nationally representative evidence on how AI is affecting employee pay across skill levels and the country.
Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Employee Pay in the United Kingdom: Evidence From Matched Employer–Employee Data
This paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies on employee pay in the United Kingdom. We use matched nationally representative data from the Employers’ Digital Pr...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How are AI technologies shaping pay in the UK? New research, co-authored by Dr Magdalena Soffia, Associate Head of Social Research at IFOW, provides the first nationally representative evidence on how AI is affecting employee pay across skill levels and the country.
Thanks to all who attended the APPG on the Future of Work yesterday, focused on good jobs and regional growth, with particular thanks to our panel - Lord Jim Knight, Josie Crescent-Moon, Prof @vdanat.bsky.social, Georgina Maratheftis, Eve Navias, and Prof Chris Warhurst.
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to all who attended the APPG on the Future of Work yesterday, focused on good jobs and regional growth, with particular thanks to our panel - Lord Jim Knight, Josie Crescent-Moon, Prof @vdanat.bsky.social, Georgina Maratheftis, Eve Navias, and Prof Chris Warhurst.
The Government's announcement of a £725 million package of reforms to the apprenticeship system is exciting news. Regional inequalities are a crucial feature of the UK labour market, so we're pleased to see skills training matched with local job opportunities as part of a wider regional framing.
50,000 more young people to benefit from apprenticeships as Government unveils new skills reforms to get Britain working
The £725 million package of reforms to the apprenticeship system will help to tackle youth unemployment and drive economic growth, with thousands more young people expected to benefit over the next th...
www.gov.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Government's announcement of a £725 million package of reforms to the apprenticeship system is exciting news. Regional inequalities are a crucial feature of the UK labour market, so we're pleased to see skills training matched with local job opportunities as part of a wider regional framing.
We're excited for the next session of the APPG on the Future of Work on Tuesday, which will focus on good jobs and regional growth. Sign up below to join us online:
APPG on the Future of Work: Good Jobs and Regional Growth
As powers are devolved to local leaders, how can we build inclusive innovation systems that support good jobs and regional growth?
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December 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We're excited for the next session of the APPG on the Future of Work on Tuesday, which will focus on good jobs and regional growth. Sign up below to join us online:
AI is not just a tool - it is a structural force remodelling how people connect, how organisations function and how inequalities evolve. In a new blog for us, IFOW Research Fellow Canhui Liu looks at how AI intervenes in social ties to form human-machine networks.
From human networks to human–machine networks: How AI is reshaping social structures - IFOW
New workflows and forms of work are emerging from human–machine interaction
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December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
AI is not just a tool - it is a structural force remodelling how people connect, how organisations function and how inequalities evolve. In a new blog for us, IFOW Research Fellow Canhui Liu looks at how AI intervenes in social ties to form human-machine networks.
Our December newsletter is here! This month features comment on last week's Budget, focusing on measures around the Youth Guarantee. Also featured is an excellent new blog from IFOW Research Fellow Canhui Liu - on how AI is reshaping social structures...
December Newsletter - The Youth Guarantee and how AI is reshaping social structures - IFOW
A welcome investment in young people in the UK
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December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Our December newsletter is here! This month features comment on last week's Budget, focusing on measures around the Youth Guarantee. Also featured is an excellent new blog from IFOW Research Fellow Canhui Liu - on how AI is reshaping social structures...
We're #hiring! IFOW is looking for a Head of Programmes and Partnerships to build strong programmes of activity and deliver impact in the service of our charitable mission, through strategic partnerships with academia, industry and policymakers.
More info on the role and how to apply here:
More info on the role and how to apply here:
We're hiring - Head of Programmes & Partnerships - IFOW
We're hiring - Head of Programmes & Partnerships
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November 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We're #hiring! IFOW is looking for a Head of Programmes and Partnerships to build strong programmes of activity and deliver impact in the service of our charitable mission, through strategic partnerships with academia, industry and policymakers.
More info on the role and how to apply here:
More info on the role and how to apply here:
We're excited to announce the next APPG on the #FutureofWork. As powers are devolved to local leaders, how can we build inclusive innovation systems that support good jobs and regional growth?
APPG on the Future of Work: Good Jobs and Regional Growth
As powers are devolved to local leaders, how can we build inclusive innovation systems that support good jobs and regional growth?
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We're excited to announce the next APPG on the #FutureofWork. As powers are devolved to local leaders, how can we build inclusive innovation systems that support good jobs and regional growth?
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This research from @clemicollett.bsky.social was made possible by funding from @braiduk.bsky.social and is published in association with @mctd.bsky.social and @ifow.org.
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Half of UK novelists believe AI is likely to replace their work entirely, report finds
A new report involving hundreds of literary creatives from across the UK fiction publishing industry reveals widespread fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as ...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This research from @clemicollett.bsky.social was made possible by funding from @braiduk.bsky.social and is published in association with @mctd.bsky.social and @ifow.org.
Read more at @cam.ac.uk ➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gene...
Read more at @cam.ac.uk ➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gene...
Exciting to have IFOW Research Fellow Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social on BBC's Today programme this morning, discussing her new report 'The Impact of Generative AI on the Novel'. The research, co-published with IFOW, reveals wide concern among novelists on #copyright, GenAI book imitations and more.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Exciting to have IFOW Research Fellow Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social on BBC's Today programme this morning, discussing her new report 'The Impact of Generative AI on the Novel'. The research, co-published with IFOW, reveals wide concern among novelists on #copyright, GenAI book imitations and more.
A new report by Deel examines global policy debates on AI and the future of work, and how to create practical solutions to empower workers, companies and governments alike. On regulation, IFOW Founding Director Anna Thomas MBE is quoted in the report saying this:
www.deel.com/blog/ai-work...
www.deel.com/blog/ai-work...
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A new report by Deel examines global policy debates on AI and the future of work, and how to create practical solutions to empower workers, companies and governments alike. On regulation, IFOW Founding Director Anna Thomas MBE is quoted in the report saying this:
www.deel.com/blog/ai-work...
www.deel.com/blog/ai-work...
Great to have IFOW trustee Professor Gina Neff on the BBC this Sunday, speaking to the increasingly urgent need for strong regulation and trusted AI systems as more and more digital products and platforms are embedded with AI explainers, assistants and chatbots.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Great to have IFOW trustee Professor Gina Neff on the BBC this Sunday, speaking to the increasingly urgent need for strong regulation and trusted AI systems as more and more digital products and platforms are embedded with AI explainers, assistants and chatbots.
Great to see IFOW Research Fellow Shuting Xia contribute to this LSE blog on good work questions around digital work in developing economies.
#Digital livelihoods are hailed as a borderless opportunity for #refugees.
But searching online doesn't easily translate into paid work, new research shows. Connections with real people matter.
Lorraine Charles @cam.ac.uk, Marie Godin and Shuting Xia @ifow.org for @lseinequalities.bsky.social.
But searching online doesn't easily translate into paid work, new research shows. Connections with real people matter.
Lorraine Charles @cam.ac.uk, Marie Godin and Shuting Xia @ifow.org for @lseinequalities.bsky.social.
It’s not digital platforms that hire refugees – it’s people
Is digital work a borderless opportunity for refugees? Evidence from Kenya - in camp and urban settings - reveals the importance of a web of human relationships
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November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great to see IFOW Research Fellow Shuting Xia contribute to this LSE blog on good work questions around digital work in developing economies.
The Keep Britain Working Review published this week highlighted the significant challenges in supporting people in work amidst growing health struggles. At an expert roundtable in March, we met with Sir Charlie Mayfield to underscore the impact of workplace technologies on health and wellbeing.
Keep Britain Working Review: Final report
Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
www.gov.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Keep Britain Working Review published this week highlighted the significant challenges in supporting people in work amidst growing health struggles. At an expert roundtable in March, we met with Sir Charlie Mayfield to underscore the impact of workplace technologies on health and wellbeing.
How much uncertainty can be tolerated when it comes to regulating AI? In a new blog piece, Professor Moore
@digigirlz.bsky.social explores the autonomy and unpredictability that creates artificial intelligence - and what this means for risk and regulation. Read below:
@digigirlz.bsky.social explores the autonomy and unpredictability that creates artificial intelligence - and what this means for risk and regulation. Read below:
Inside the Black Box: Risk and uncertainty for AI in EU law - IFOW
How much uncertainty should be tolerated in the legal making and compliance space when it comes to AI?
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November 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
How much uncertainty can be tolerated when it comes to regulating AI? In a new blog piece, Professor Moore
@digigirlz.bsky.social explores the autonomy and unpredictability that creates artificial intelligence - and what this means for risk and regulation. Read below:
@digigirlz.bsky.social explores the autonomy and unpredictability that creates artificial intelligence - and what this means for risk and regulation. Read below:
Our November newsletter is here! Read below for the comment on recent regulatory developments in the UK and EU, and to catch up on curated reads and events from the #FutureofWork space.
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November Newsletter - Sandboxing and the EU AI Act - IFOW
Comment on the Government's AI Growth Labs and a new blog asking - Is EU AI regulation happening inside a black box?
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November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Our November newsletter is here! Read below for the comment on recent regulatory developments in the UK and EU, and to catch up on curated reads and events from the #FutureofWork space.
If you're not subscribed, sign up here to get next month's newsletter in full: www.ifow.org/newsletter
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The labour market can seem a little spooky at the moment. Talk of a gloomy graduate 'jobpocalypse' and predictions of AI taking jobs can loom large. But unmask these narratives and a more nuanced picture appears...
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The labour market can seem a little spooky at the moment. Talk of a gloomy graduate 'jobpocalypse' and predictions of AI taking jobs can loom large. But unmask these narratives and a more nuanced picture appears...
Only 1% of CEOs have a fully formed AI strategy. Despite this, over 75% businesses are using generative AI, as shared by @financialtimes.com this week. The stakes of AI adoption in workplaces are high across the board - for worker wellbeing, for organisations and for the labour market more widely.
The AI rollout is here - and it’s messy | FT Working It
Businesses are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI for the workplace. But getting employees to use the tools to their full potential is a huge task.
www.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Only 1% of CEOs have a fully formed AI strategy. Despite this, over 75% businesses are using generative AI, as shared by @financialtimes.com this week. The stakes of AI adoption in workplaces are high across the board - for worker wellbeing, for organisations and for the labour market more widely.
As work continues to see rapid technological transformation, it is more vital than ever that young people are best equipped to access future good jobs. Our work on this is featured in the Edge Foundation’s latest Skills Bulletin.
Skills Shortages Bulletin 17
www.edge.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As work continues to see rapid technological transformation, it is more vital than ever that young people are best equipped to access future good jobs. Our work on this is featured in the Edge Foundation’s latest Skills Bulletin.
Great to be at @bectu.bsky.social's roundtable in parliament yesterday, marking the launch of Bectu's Big Survey on the creative industries. The report highlights ten key challenges for workers in the screen industries, including the post-Covid slowdown, job insecurity, low pay and poor conditions.
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great to be at @bectu.bsky.social's roundtable in parliament yesterday, marking the launch of Bectu's Big Survey on the creative industries. The report highlights ten key challenges for workers in the screen industries, including the post-Covid slowdown, job insecurity, low pay and poor conditions.
Fair pay and conditions are essential to good work and are foundational to our Good Work Charter. New data from @livingwagefoundation shows that many workers are struggling with pay levels and hours, which has serious consequences for workers' wellbeing and quality of life.
The Good Work Charter - IFOW
Our Good Work Charter provides an organising framework for aspiration, alignment and action to shape a fairer future of better work
www.ifow.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Fair pay and conditions are essential to good work and are foundational to our Good Work Charter. New data from @livingwagefoundation shows that many workers are struggling with pay levels and hours, which has serious consequences for workers' wellbeing and quality of life.
Today's announcement is a welcome initiative - innovation and good governance should advance together. Our regulatory ecosystems are increasingly fragmented and Sandboxes can help resolve this. The most powerful Sandbox designs don’t just test - they teach lessons on how to improve governance.
New blueprint for AI regulation could speed up planning approvals, slash NHS waiting times, and drive growth and public trust
A new blueprint for AI regulation is being announced by the Technology Secretary today (Tuesday 21st October) to help drive innovation and growth.
www.gov.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Today's announcement is a welcome initiative - innovation and good governance should advance together. Our regulatory ecosystems are increasingly fragmented and Sandboxes can help resolve this. The most powerful Sandbox designs don’t just test - they teach lessons on how to improve governance.
Exciting to be in both Grimsby and Cornwall this week with our community researchers, synthesising data from 50 researcher interviews. We created design challenges and continued developing prototypes for our Flourish programme, working regionally to bring together job seekers and employers.
October 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Exciting to be in both Grimsby and Cornwall this week with our community researchers, synthesising data from 50 researcher interviews. We created design challenges and continued developing prototypes for our Flourish programme, working regionally to bring together job seekers and employers.
Skills, regional development and labour market participation were raised in the House of Lords this week, so we're looking back at @ippr.org and @thespectator1828.bsky.social panel, where discussions focused on supporting workers into and sustaining good work through technological transformation.
October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Skills, regional development and labour market participation were raised in the House of Lords this week, so we're looking back at @ippr.org and @thespectator1828.bsky.social panel, where discussions focused on supporting workers into and sustaining good work through technological transformation.