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Poor job quality costs UK economy £41 billion a year according to research from The University of Warwick
Job-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.
Ethnic minority veterans twice as likely to face unemployment, Warwick study finds
Ethnic minority veterans are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white peers, a new University of Warwick study has found.
Classify gig workers as workers rather than self-employed and abolish exploitative zero-hour contracts, says new report
Gig workers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed, and exploitative zero-hour contracts should be abolished, says a new report released today [30 September].
€1.45m awarded to research the role of human skills for economic development
Dr Federico Rossi, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, is one of just 400 researchers across Europe to have been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, to study which human skills are crucial for future economic development.
University of Warwick and University College Birmingham partnership to support regional skills gap
The University of Warwick and University College Birmingham have launched an ambitious partnership to address skills gaps and support businesses in the West Midlands.
New programme launches in Westminster which aims to put the UK at the forefront of hydrogen innovation
An initiative which is designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands was formally launched this week at the House of Lords, to an audience of MPs, peers, businesses, academics and senior civil servants. (Issued by ERA).