📢Now online - @karabadjieva.bsky.social and Ioannis Katsaroumpas @etui.bsky.social in the ILJ on "one of the most significant rulings in the making of Social Europe": Denmark v Parliament & Council on the validity of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...

Andy Burnham's first 100 days as Prime Minister will set the tone for his government. If rebuilding trust is the mission, #socialcare should be one of the first places to start. New Demos research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals a growing breakdown in the social care contract. 🧵

‘I’m beyond stressed’: Trends in online conversations about poverty and social care

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

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‘Future generations will curse us for its loss’: can nothing save Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh’s masterpiece?

‘Future generations will curse us for its loss’: can nothing save Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh’s masterpiece?

Stratospheric costs could prevent the fire-damaged landmark from returning to its former glory. Now, unless a wealthy patron is found, the building seems destined for ‘soulless’ facade retention or ‘curated decay’

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Read our latest blog New Rhythms, New Rules: Time and Work in the Digital Newsroom by CERIC’s Xanthe Whittaker. This blog is based on her recent publication business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r... #digitalization #newtemporalities #digitalworkplace #labourprocess

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Glasgow School of Art cannot restore fire-hit Mackintosh Building

The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building.

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My submission to the @lowpaycommission.bsky.social 2026 Consultation. Highlighting the risk of unwaged time and calling on the Commission to stress that fully-waged working hours are a fundamental and universal protection. durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5632795

Researching international labour policy, business/social indicators, IFIs/labour rights? Submit an abstract & join us in Durham in September: Quantifying the Global Business Environment - Business Indices, Labour Regulation & the World Bank in International Labour Policy👉: shorturl.at/mE8tT

My term ends this month, so today was my last meeting. As I depart, the data suggests the Scottish Government is missing its child poverty targets. Bolder and more transformative action is needed. See the latest scrutiny report here: povertyinequality.scot/publication/...

Poverty and Inequality Commission Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023-24 - Poverty & Inequality Commission

4 June 2024 The Poverty and Inequality Commission has published its Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023-24. The report sets out the Commission's view on

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📢Calling researchers interested in labour indexes. Abstracts are invited for a Special Issue of the European Journal of Industrial Relations on 'Quantifying the Global Business Environment.' Deadline: 29th June. Further info: shorturl.at/mE8tT

📢 Unpaid carers could gain new workplace rights under Government proposals, including paid carer's leave and a right to return to work after a period of intensive caring. This could be a significant step forward for working carers. buff.ly/zaPN2sb

📢Abstracts are invited for the European Journal of Industrial Relations Special Issue on 'Quantifying the Global Business Environment.' Papers welcome on B-READY, labour indicators, the World Bank in international/domestic labour policy etc. Deadline: 29th June. Further info: shorturl.at/mE8tT

As the #PlatformEconomy Committee meets at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, some thoughts on the working time dimensions of the proposed Convention and Recommendation. On strengthening protection and ensuring remuneration for all working hours. shorturl.at/tba3g

📢👇Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of the European Journal of Industrial Relations. "Quantifying the Global Business Environment: Business Indices, Labour Regulation, and the World Bank in International Labour Policy." Deadline: 29 June. Workshop: Durham, 14 September. Details: shorturl.at/mE8tT.

On the impact of extreme heat on platform workers and the inability to fully rest or cool down. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures

Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat

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Join us for a webinar on 'The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice', with Jeffrey Vogt (Solidarity Center & ILAW Network) and Prof Shae McCrystal (Sydney). Tuesday 16 June 2026 @ 12.00pm AEST, online events.unimelb.edu.au/CELRL/event/...

The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice

Please join us for a Labour Law Webinar on ‘The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice�...

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My article on the World Bank's Business Ready Project, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, is in the latest issue of the Modern Law Review. On effective labour regulation, high-quality jobs, and the evolution of labour law policy at the international level. www.modernlawreview.co.uk/may-2026/wor...

Update on the decades-long path towards legal rights for domestic workers in Indonesia. www.ilo.org/resource/art...

A long road to recognition: domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia

After more than two decades of collaboration, the ILO and its partners have helped bring domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia from the margins to the national policy agenda, advancing stronger legal ...

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New Which? research finds one in ten UK households – equivalent to three million households – skipping meals to cut shopping costs. www.which.co.uk/policy-and-i...

On the campaign to extend paternity leave in Ireland. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...

‘It was horrendous leaving my wife and baby’: Fathers call for more paternity leave

As a new campaign aims to extend paternity leave in Ireland, Emer Harrington talks to three fathers who believe it would be a crucial benefit for themselves and their families

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Hear the beautiful Lauridsen Lux Aeterna and Dvořák Mass in D Major in the splendour of Durham Cathedral. 16th May. Tickets 👇

New ILO report on the psychosocial working environment - job demands, role clarity, workload, autonomy, working time etc www.ilo.org/publications...

The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for action

This report examines how the psychosocial working environment is shaped by elements of work and interactions at work related to how jobs are designed, how work is organized and managed, and the broade...

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NEW: Long-term childhood poverty in Britain rose sharply after austerity reforms 📈 The study, by @sbeduk.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy) & Anna Yong found that more than 1 in 5 children born after 2013 experience poverty for at least half their childhood.

New in the Modern Law Review on the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, w/Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. The Bank's evolving deregulatory model; divergence from ILO standards; endorsement of very poor quality jobs; and the deficient assessment of labour laws' de facto effects. bit.ly/41ziI6U

The World Bank's Business Ready Project: The Labor Topic, ILO Standards and the Role and Impact of Labour Regulation

The World Bank's new Business Ready (B-READY) project replaces the controversial Doing Business index in assessing global business and investment environments and is intended to galvanise legal refor...

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Quick thoughts on the prospect of EDIS and the Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) package

Don't miss Durham Choral Society performing Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and Dvořák’s Mass in D Major in Durham Cathedral. Saturday 16th May. Tickets 👉 durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

"families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival" important and compelling piece by Ella from @changingrealities.bsky.social today - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival | Ella Michalski

Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us, says Ella Michalski of Changing Realities, a project workin...

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Today the two-child limit is gone. Parents have told us what this will mean for their kids: - A first-ever birthday party for a 10-year-old - Better quality food - Clothes that aren't completely worn out - Going on the school trip without getting into debt - A new mattress - Swimming lessons

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NI becomes first part of the UK to offer paid miscarriage leave

Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.

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"The Department for Business and Trade said the employers concerned had repaid more than £7.3mn to around 60,000 workers, with fines of £12.6mn also issued to 389 employers." www.ft.com/content/1837...

KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers to have paid less than UK minimum wage

Government steps up its enforcement of newly strengthened workers’ rights

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'A committee of MPs in 2025 called the UK's parental leave system "one of the worst in the developed world."' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'We are getting punished for being self-employed'

A carpenter and father from Norfolk has called on self-employed men to get paid paternity leave.

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