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The University of Warwick secures £1.5m for research to tackle the problem of unhealthy jobs
The University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research (IER) has been awarded £1.5 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to lead a major study on job quality and health.
Building a business case for Good Work
Good jobs help create better business performance. Research has found that good jobs can increase staff wellbeing, productivity and innovation in businesses.
Curtail Zero Hour Contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers at the University of Warwick
An evidence review led by the University of Warwick has concluded that the increase of zero hours contracts over the last 20 years has created significant risk for workers.
Four Warwick social scientists conferred Fellowship of the Academy for Spring 2023
The University of Warwick is delighted to announce that four academics in the Faculty of Social Sciences have been conferred Fellowship of the Academy this spring.
Increase in the living wage is welcomed, but ‘more needs to be done’ says ReWAGE advisory group
The ReWAGE advisory group co-chaired by Professor Chris Warhurst of the Warwick Institute for Employment Research has put forward six recommendations for changes in public policy to help the low-paid in a new policy brief.
Urgent need to tackle mental ill-health in the workplace, says ReWAGE
The latest policy brief from work and employment think-tank, ReWAGE, argues that there is an urgent need to reduce rising levels of mental ill-health in the workplace and to help organisations retain and integrate employees with mental conditions.