IER hosted a meeting at the RSA in London in mid-March on its initiative to establish a new National Centre for Creating Healthy Jobs.

The aim of the centre is to minimise the number of jobs that lead to ill-health and increase the number that support good health.

In this blog Dr Jamelia Harris gives a preview of her thinking so far on creating a future of healthy jobs, based on a paper she is currently working on.

The paper is for ReWAGE, the work and employment expert group hosted by Warwick IER and co-chaired by Warwick and Leeds Universities, and has been commissioned and funded by Deloitte.

On 23 Feb 2023 Chris Warhurst and Sally Wright attended the 10x Reasons and More for Good Employment Relations in NI at the Labour Relations Agency NI.

Chris spoke at the meeting outlining the business case for companies to adopt more good jobs. Sally joined the panel discussion in the morning.

Run by Acas and its collaborative partners, the event will launch the Midlands Good Work Charter, an initiative which could improve organisations' productivity, raise staff retention levels, lower absence rates and improve well-being among may other benefits.

Hosted by Keele Business School, confirmed speakers include the Department for Work and Pensions, Martin Traynor OBE, HS2, Greater Manchester Good Employer Charter, TUC Midlands, local authorities in the Midlands and the Warwick University's Institute for Employment Research (IER).

The online and in person event will be held on Wednesday 29th June from 10.30am to 3.30 pm. Please register via the Eventbrite website.

IER Director Chris Warhurst will be speaking at a webinar on Decent Work, Inclusion and Sustainability, organised by Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE, Director DMH Associates. For more information on the webinar, held on Thursday, 28^th May, 14.00 – 15.00 hours, and registration details read here.