New survey finds work-life balance is more important to workers than pay (in @theguardian.com today)

But the UK has some of the weakest working time protections in the OECD (see chart) - we also have an above average % employees working v. long hours
www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancas...

Great article @gdwilliams9.bsky.social on our finding that people with low control over their working hours, pace, tasks etc are 3.7 times more likely to leave their job when they experience a health decline.

+ all eyes on the Finnish approach to flexible work 👀
www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/se...

To kick off my account, here's an article I wrote yesterday for @uk.theconversation.com on why direct job creation should be a part of the government's youth guarantee, rather than the spectre of benefit sanctions.

Let me know your thoughts!

theconversation.com/the-uk-wants...