Prof Deirdre McCann
@profmccann.bsky.social
Professor, Durham Law School. Effective labour regulation/decent work. Co-founder and Organizing Committee, Regulating for Decent Work Conference. Editorial Committee, Industrial Law Journal. Former Official @ILO.
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An evaluation of the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. Expanded, accepted version, forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ssrn.bsky.social
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The conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, co organised by the UCNP Project and MUNI in Brno is off to a great start! After a very interesting panel on Constitutional Culture we are now reflecting on how the Unwritten Constitution might facilitate Constitutional Resilience.
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, co organised by the UCNP Project and MUNI in Brno is off to a great start! After a very interesting panel on Constitutional Culture we are now reflecting on how the Unwritten Constitution might facilitate Constitutional Resilience.
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📣Hello Bluesky! 👋
Me (Holly Smith, new Social Media Editor), @ryanlamare.bsky.social (Editor-In-Chief), & the rest of the #BJIR board are delighted to launch our new socials today!
Join us here for all things #industrialrelations - related (is that a hashtag?)
Me (Holly Smith, new Social Media Editor), @ryanlamare.bsky.social (Editor-In-Chief), & the rest of the #BJIR board are delighted to launch our new socials today!
Join us here for all things #industrialrelations - related (is that a hashtag?)
a man is riding a segway in an office with the words welcome aboard below him
Alt: Michael Scott, character from the US Office, is riding a segway into an office with the words 'Welcome aboard!' below him
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February 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM
📣Hello Bluesky! 👋
Me (Holly Smith, new Social Media Editor), @ryanlamare.bsky.social (Editor-In-Chief), & the rest of the #BJIR board are delighted to launch our new socials today!
Join us here for all things #industrialrelations - related (is that a hashtag?)
Me (Holly Smith, new Social Media Editor), @ryanlamare.bsky.social (Editor-In-Chief), & the rest of the #BJIR board are delighted to launch our new socials today!
Join us here for all things #industrialrelations - related (is that a hashtag?)
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On #In-WorkPoverty, #UKPoverty2026 reports: "In-work poverty has become a persistent feature of the labour market, with rising numbers of workers unable to achieve a decent standard of living, despite being in employment. The type and quality of work available are critical."
Read our full #UKPoverty2026 report here: www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...
UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...
www.jrf.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
On #In-WorkPoverty, #UKPoverty2026 reports: "In-work poverty has become a persistent feature of the labour market, with rising numbers of workers unable to achieve a decent standard of living, despite being in employment. The type and quality of work available are critical."
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Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
An amazing time at the @collingwooddurham.bsky.social Burns Night formal! Thank you to @thombrooks.bsky.social for the invitation and congratulations to the organisers.
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An amazing time at the @collingwooddurham.bsky.social Burns Night formal! Thank you to @thombrooks.bsky.social for the invitation and congratulations to the organisers.
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The @leverhulmecal.bsky.social PhD studentships are now live here leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk/leverhulme-c... Are you looking for a PhD programme that supports interdisciplinary approaches to algorithmic life? Closing date 26 February
Funded PhD opportunities - Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life
leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The @leverhulmecal.bsky.social PhD studentships are now live here leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk/leverhulme-c... Are you looking for a PhD programme that supports interdisciplinary approaches to algorithmic life? Closing date 26 February
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“If ye wish her grateful’ pray’r
Gie her a haggis!”
Happy #BurnsNight from UofG! 🏴
Professor Pauline MacKay, Director of our Centre for Robert Burns Studies, reads from 'To a Haggis'.
#TeamUofG #ScotlandIsNow @glasgowburns.bsky.social
Gie her a haggis!”
Happy #BurnsNight from UofG! 🏴
Professor Pauline MacKay, Director of our Centre for Robert Burns Studies, reads from 'To a Haggis'.
#TeamUofG #ScotlandIsNow @glasgowburns.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 AM
“If ye wish her grateful’ pray’r
Gie her a haggis!”
Happy #BurnsNight from UofG! 🏴
Professor Pauline MacKay, Director of our Centre for Robert Burns Studies, reads from 'To a Haggis'.
#TeamUofG #ScotlandIsNow @glasgowburns.bsky.social
Gie her a haggis!”
Happy #BurnsNight from UofG! 🏴
Professor Pauline MacKay, Director of our Centre for Robert Burns Studies, reads from 'To a Haggis'.
#TeamUofG #ScotlandIsNow @glasgowburns.bsky.social
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My work on Magna Carta, King John, 19th century theatre and a splash of pantomime has been republished in this edited collection
www.routledge.com/Shakespeare-...
www.routledge.com/Shakespeare-...
Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio
This collection celebrates the quadricentennial anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623), examining the intersection of law, literature, history, and performance through eight scholarly essays....
www.routledge.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
My work on Magna Carta, King John, 19th century theatre and a splash of pantomime has been republished in this edited collection
www.routledge.com/Shakespeare-...
www.routledge.com/Shakespeare-...
"When women gain access to decent work, families are lifted out of vulnerability and communities become more resilient." www.ilo.org/resource/art...
From displacement to decent work: Women rebuild roads and their futures in Somalia
With ILO support, displaced and host community women in Baidoa in southwest of Somalia are training as stone cobblers, earning income and rebuilding vital roads. The project promotes decent work, gend...
www.ilo.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"When women gain access to decent work, families are lifted out of vulnerability and communities become more resilient." www.ilo.org/resource/art...
On the recent release of the World Bank's second Business Ready report, my assessment of the labour regulation dimension of #B-READY, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, is available on @ssrn.bsky.social bit.ly/BRSSRN. Forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. www.worldbank.org/en/businessr...
Business Ready
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank. DEC increases understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leade...
www.worldbank.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
On the recent release of the World Bank's second Business Ready report, my assessment of the labour regulation dimension of #B-READY, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, is available on @ssrn.bsky.social bit.ly/BRSSRN. Forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. www.worldbank.org/en/businessr...
Looking forward to seeing Durham Choral Society on Saturday 24th January - An Evening with Will Todd. Trailer 👇 www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk
Singing In Durham | Durham Choral Society | Durham
Durham Choral Society is a mixed-voice, amateur choir that performs choral music in Durham Cathedral. We are a charity that promotes choral singing in Durham, UK.
www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Looking forward to seeing Durham Choral Society on Saturday 24th January - An Evening with Will Todd. Trailer 👇 www.durhamchoralsociety.org.uk
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Father welcomes new parental leave rights for bereaved in Great Britain
Father welcomes new parental leave rights for bereaved in Great Britain
Aaron Horsey says measures in Employment Rights Act will give support ‘at one of most difficult moments imaginable’
A father who has fought for a change in the law so that bereaved parents can look after their babies after the death of a partner will tell his son he can make the “impossible” happen after new rights for workers are laid before parliament on Monday.
Aaron Horsey was shocked when he discovered he had no right to take leave to look after his newborn son, after his wife, Bernadette, 31, died while giving birth at Royal Derby hospital. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Father welcomes new parental leave rights for bereaved in Great Britain
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In those areas where the Act breaks new ground for UK law, including zero hours contract laws, analysis indicates that the adoption of similar laws in other OECD countries in the recent past has led to productivity and employment improvements.
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
In those areas where the Act breaks new ground for UK law, including zero hours contract laws, analysis indicates that the adoption of similar laws in other OECD countries in the recent past has led to productivity and employment improvements.
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A new report, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade, and co-authored by a team of Digit researchers, benchmarks the protection afforded by new UK rights against those across the OECD.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A new report, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade, and co-authored by a team of Digit researchers, benchmarks the protection afforded by new UK rights against those across the OECD.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 22
Durham Cathedral
Artist: SRBadmin
Durham Cathedral
Artist: SRBadmin
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 22
Durham Cathedral
Artist: SRBadmin
Durham Cathedral
Artist: SRBadmin
Good memories of the ILERA European Congress. Great to see colleagues from around the world in Durham. Thank you to Barbara Bechter @durham.ac.uk and Rae Cooper @sydney.edu.au for organising, and to Catherine Lemercier and Emilien Blandine for the short film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGH...
14th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) European Congress
YouTube video by Durham University Business School
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December 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good memories of the ILERA European Congress. Great to see colleagues from around the world in Durham. Thank you to Barbara Bechter @durham.ac.uk and Rae Cooper @sydney.edu.au for organising, and to Catherine Lemercier and Emilien Blandine for the short film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=slGH...
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We believe everyone should be safe, valued and respected at work - no matter our job or nationality.
In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action.
Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work.
workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...
In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action.
Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work.
workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...
WSC 2025 round-up: A year of worker power! – Worker Support Centre
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to share our first newsletter detailing some of the moments where workers led the way, shaped change and built the foundations for a fairer Scotland.
workersupportcentre.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We believe everyone should be safe, valued and respected at work - no matter our job or nationality.
In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action.
Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work.
workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...
In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action.
Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work.
workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...
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Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
An evaluation of the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. Expanded, accepted version, forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ssrn.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
An evaluation of the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. Expanded, accepted version, forthcoming in the Modern Law Review. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ssrn.bsky.social
Reposted by Prof Deirdre McCann
Reposted by Prof Deirdre McCann
« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères
« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères
Six acheteurs étaient sur les rangs, mardi à la maison de ventes aux enchères Sotheby’s, à New York, pour acquérir le tableau de l’artiste autrichien, finalement adjugé 236 millions de dollars.
www.lemonde.fr
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
« Le portrait d’Elisabeth Lederer », de Gustav Klimt, devient la deuxième œuvre la plus chère jamais vendue aux enchères
🎵 Tickets now on sale for Durham Choral Society's celebration of Durham-born composer Will Todd. Also featuring Voices of Hope, members of Newcastle's Strictly Smokin' Big Band and Alice Grace, with the composer accompanying on the grand piano. durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Ticketbooth
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November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🎵 Tickets now on sale for Durham Choral Society's celebration of Durham-born composer Will Todd. Also featuring Voices of Hope, members of Newcastle's Strictly Smokin' Big Band and Alice Grace, with the composer accompanying on the grand piano. durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Important new article on informality under the IASHR by @mauropucheta.bsky.social and @renanbkalil.bsky.social, open access in the ILJ. Exploring the potential for a rights-based model and calling for a more systematic recognition of informal workers by the Court. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...
Informal Workers, Vulnerability and Human Rights: An Inter-American Story
ABSTRACT . Informality is a defining feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where nearly half of the workforce remains excluded from
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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Important new article on informality under the IASHR by @mauropucheta.bsky.social and @renanbkalil.bsky.social, open access in the ILJ. Exploring the potential for a rights-based model and calling for a more systematic recognition of informal workers by the Court. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...