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Poor job quality costs UK economy billions, University of Warwick research findsJob-related ill health is costing UK businesses up to £41 billion a year, with 1.77 million workers suffering due to poor job quality, according to new research from The University of Warwick. Businesses lose an estimated 50 working days per employee annually and 9.5 million people economically inactive. The study highlights how improving job design could enhance worker health, boost productivity, and reduce strain on the public purse. The Evidence paper, The case for creating healthy jobs: A review of the evidence is supported by a short Policy Brief. The papers were commissioned and funded by Deloitte. Classify gig workers as workers rather than self-employed and abolish exploitative zero-hour contractsGig workers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed, and exploitative zero-hour contracts should be abolished says new report: Pay and conditions in gig work. The report, authored by ReWAGE, the independent expert advisory group hosted by Warwick and Leeds Universities, offers a set of recommendations aimed at addressing the challenges faced by gig workers, as well as those in other precarious and insecure working arrangements such as zero-hours contracts. Gig work is work where an individual uses a digital ‘platform’ provided by a company, accessed via an app or a website, to find and perform short-term jobs, such as Lyft drivers or Deliveroo workers. It is estimated that around half a million people work in the platform economy. The report, supported by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, proposes greater clarity around the contractual and legal status of gig workers, saying gig workers should be presumed to be workers of platform companies rather than self-employed. This recommendation aligns with a recent EU Directive on Platform Work. The Evidence paper, Pay and conditions in gig work is supported by a short Policy Brief. The papers were commissioned and funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust |
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