Jack Kellam
jackkellam.bsky.social
Jack Kellam
@jackkellam.bsky.social
Head of Operations at the Autonomy Institute | Cymro

'We were a people, and are so yet'
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The Autonomy Institute is hiring! 🚨

We're looking for a new Consultant to join our growing team, delivering shorter working weeks for organisations of all kinds 🕙

Deadline: Monday 20th January

More info below 👇
We're hiring: Consultant
Autonomy are looking for a new Consultant to join our team.
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December 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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Really pleased to announce today our new @4dayweek.bsky.social Pilot Programme for local councils, building on the success of South Cambridgeshire District Council's trial and the government's new approach of giving councils more autonomy over workforce management

www.4dayweek.co.uk/councils-pil...
Councils Pilot Programme | 4 Day Week
www.4dayweek.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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Today, the question arises: Does Labour have the vision and courage to renew the welfare state for the 21st century?

Our Basic Income Lead, Cleo Goodman writing in OpenDemocracy 👇
Does Labour dare to renew the welfare state?
The 1945 Labour Manifesto was a startling feat of political imagination. Does Starmer have the courage to go big again?
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November 26, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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Iceland’s shorter working week isn’t just about fewer hours. It’s about less stress, more time with loved ones, and a happier society 🕒

María Hjálmtýsdóttir on how reduced working time has changed her life 👇
Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life | María Hjálmtýsdóttir
For 90% of working Icelanders, a 36-hour week means less stress, more job satisfaction and time to enjoy life beyond work, says teacher María Hjálmtýsdóttir
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November 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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📊 During Covid, UK media overwhelmingly focused on male-dominated gig work like driving & delivery — neglecting care work and other feminised parts of the on-demand economy

Findings from our recent report suggest we need to rethink how we frame the gig economy! 🚴‍♂️🚕
Representing a gig economy: gender, visibility, and news coverage of on-demand work during the pandemic
Read our new report examining news media narratives surrounding the gig economy in the UK press during the Covid pandemic.
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November 25, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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Silly I know but I’ve penned an ode- or poem if you will- to my new favourite app, bluesky. Be kind in your judgement I beseech you my liege!. lol 🪶
November 20, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Been a privilege to work with colleagues in Iceland to share data from the country's widespread shift to a shorter working week, as featured in recent @autonomy-institute.bsky.social research 🇮🇸

Always amazing to read first-hand account of how reduced working time changes lives 👇
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Given that Asghar can't be unaware of the quite horrific stuff Lee Waters has been on the receiving end of recently, this is quite a bit past grossly insensitive
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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The Rowan Williams review of the new Peterson book is wonderful for its incredibly understated panning of it:
November 20, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Writing in the Big Issue, our Head of Operations Jack Kellam argues that how the government pursues a 'Right to Switch Off' will be a litmus test for its wider package of workers' rights👇
'Right to switch off' law will be a litmus test for Labour's plans for workers' rights
As work boundaries blur, the Labour government’s pledge for a new 'right to switch off' is desperately needed.
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November 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM