Work and Equalities Institute
@workequalities.bsky.social
www.wei.manchester.ac.uk
Research institute at The University of Manchester. Research themes include: Work Futures, Fairness and Wellbeing in the Workplace, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Regulation and representation.
Research institute at The University of Manchester. Research themes include: Work Futures, Fairness and Wellbeing in the Workplace, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Regulation and representation.
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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...
Read more about our Research and Impact and Engagement:
🔍 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/research/
📘 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/impact-and-e...
📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!
The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
WEI and MiRS Lecture 2025 with Professor Virginia Doellgast
Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!
The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
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...
Read more about our Research and Impact and Engagement:
🔍 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/research/
📘 www.wei.manchester.ac.uk/impact-and-e...
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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...
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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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-...
📅 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-...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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-...
📅 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-...
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👇
📆Wednesday 1st October
🕐1pm start
See more details and the link to register below👇
🎓 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
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.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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👇
📆Wednesday 1st October
🕐1pm start
See more details and the link to register below👇
📢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!
The title of Angel's project is 'The Digital Workplace: Rethinking Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement and Institutional Change'
Congratulations Angel!
September 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📢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!
The title of Angel's project is 'The Digital Workplace: Rethinking Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement and Institutional Change'
Congratulations Angel!
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"
The title of Miguel's talk is “The Widening of the ER"
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"
The title of Miguel's talk is “The Widening of the ER"
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❗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
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
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
❗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
Find out more 👉 www.productivity.ac.uk/news/opportu...
@alliancembs.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social @workequalities.bsky.social
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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 izzy.hall@manchester.ac.uk
📅 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 izzy.hall@manchester.ac.uk
The Future Is Biological! Future Data Storage Solutions Workshop
Join the conversation on DNA data storage: where tech meets biology to rethink the future.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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 izzy.hall@manchester.ac.uk
📅 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 izzy.hall@manchester.ac.uk
📢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...
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
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢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...
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...
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📅 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!
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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!
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August 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📅 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
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
@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 💬
Second WorkNet launch in the bag @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @ianithacagreer.bsky.social @decentworkcity.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
@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 💬
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!
Today is the last day and Francisca and Eva are both presenting this morning!
July 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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!
Today is the last day and Francisca and Eva are both presenting this morning!
We still have tickets available for this great workshop next week - please sign up via the Eventbrite link below 👇
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 🥳
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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
July 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We still have tickets available for this great workshop next week - please sign up via the Eventbrite link below 👇
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
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
July 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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
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
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 👏
Thank you to the @ilo.org for hosting another excellent conference 👏
July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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 👏
Thank you to the @ilo.org for hosting another excellent conference 👏
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
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
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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
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
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
This study compared UK SME e-commerce fulfilment centres to the sector-dominating Amazon in terms of work and employment practices
July 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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
This study compared UK SME e-commerce fulfilment centres to the sector-dominating Amazon in terms of work and employment practices
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
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
July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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
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
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
The session proposed strategies for addressing issues of unpaid labour by rethinking an economic model valuing humanity and equity over exploitation and growth
July 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
The session proposed strategies for addressing issues of unpaid labour by rethinking an economic model valuing humanity and equity over exploitation and growth
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
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
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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
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
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
Initial results show key differences of men and women to available training in Covid with long-term impact on skills training & wages
July 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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
Initial results show key differences of men and women to available training in Covid with long-term impact on skills training & wages
Day 2 of the RDW Conference and Mat Johnson is presenting a case study on ‘The Role of Multi-Service Platforms in Shaping Wages and Working Conditions in Belgium’
+ flexible, on-demand work
+ social function to clients
+ top-up wage for workers
- legal & social grey area of ‘collaborative economy’
+ flexible, on-demand work
+ social function to clients
+ top-up wage for workers
- legal & social grey area of ‘collaborative economy’
July 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Day 2 of the RDW Conference and Mat Johnson is presenting a case study on ‘The Role of Multi-Service Platforms in Shaping Wages and Working Conditions in Belgium’
+ flexible, on-demand work
+ social function to clients
+ top-up wage for workers
- legal & social grey area of ‘collaborative economy’
+ flexible, on-demand work
+ social function to clients
+ top-up wage for workers
- legal & social grey area of ‘collaborative economy’
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Just over an hour to go until we host this mini-launch of our network at the RDW Conference
🕐 1-2pm in the Library Room
All are welcome to come along to hear more about our exciting new international network!
🕐 1-2pm in the Library Room
All are welcome to come along to hear more about our exciting new international network!
📢 Tomorrow we are hosting a mini-launch of Work-Net International at a special session as part of the 9th RDW Conference at @ilo.org
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
July 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just over an hour to go until we host this mini-launch of our network at the RDW Conference
🕐 1-2pm in the Library Room
All are welcome to come along to hear more about our exciting new international network!
🕐 1-2pm in the Library Room
All are welcome to come along to hear more about our exciting new international network!
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📢 Tomorrow we are hosting a mini-launch of Work-Net International at a special session as part of the 9th RDW Conference at @ilo.org
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
July 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📢 Tomorrow we are hosting a mini-launch of Work-Net International at a special session as part of the 9th RDW Conference at @ilo.org
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
The information session will outline the network members and current activities plus the growing PhD/ECR network
Follow for more updates tomorrow!
Day 1, afternoon stream 2: Mat Johnson chaired a special session on ‘platform labour, employment relations and the evolving role of the state’
Four speakers presented findings from recent research in Latin America on labour relations to bridge regional and global employment debates 🧐
Four speakers presented findings from recent research in Latin America on labour relations to bridge regional and global employment debates 🧐
July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Day 1, afternoon stream 2: Mat Johnson chaired a special session on ‘platform labour, employment relations and the evolving role of the state’
Four speakers presented findings from recent research in Latin America on labour relations to bridge regional and global employment debates 🧐
Four speakers presented findings from recent research in Latin America on labour relations to bridge regional and global employment debates 🧐