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Skills, people management and productivity in Yorkshire, The Humber and North East

Join us on 28 January to discuss how good people management practises can contribute to improvements in firms’ productivity and employee wellbeing.
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How do young people manage their career pathways?

Professor Jason Heyes shares findings from his current research. This article was produced by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide.

Published by Futurum
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Centre for Decent Work reconnects with the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Members of the Centre for Decent Work (CDW) recently visited the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE), an interdisciplinary institute at the University of California, Berkeley.
CDW hosted a valuable workshop in collaboration with ILO.

The Centre for Decent Work hosts international workshop with the International Labour Organisation

We are proud to share that the Centre for Decent Work collaborated with the International Labour Organisation to host a valuable event.
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It was doing my head in - low-paid multiple employment and zero hours work co-written by Andrew Smith is published

Andrew Smith and Jo McBride have a new article published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations entitled: 'It was doing my head in - low-paid multiple employment and zero hours work'.

| Wiley Online Library
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Dr Andrew Smith writes an article on alleviating low-pay and precarious work

Andrew Smith and Jo McBride have written an article on alleviating low-pay and precarious work, with a forward written by Judith Cummins MP.

| Durham University Business School
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Centre for Decent Work co-hosts conference on Rights, Regulation and Resolution - Developing a Framework for Better Work

On 29th September 2022, the Centre for Decent Work co-hosted a conference on employment rights, regulation & resolution.

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Developing strategic approaches to conflict management: a discussion hosted by the Centre for Decent Work

An online workshop organised by the PrOPEL hub and Sheffield University Management School.