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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'.

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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.

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Jason Heyes and Ludek Rychly's new book The Governance of Labour Administration is released

Jason Heyes and Ludek Rychly are the editors of a new book published jointly by the ILO and Edward Elgar.
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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.
Webinar The gendered impact of Covid-19 pandemic on work and employment

Webinar: The gendered impact of Covid-19 pandemic on work and employment

In January 2021, Dr Huiping Xian and Dr Carolyn Axtell took part in the Gender in Management Special Interest Group's webinar on 'The gendered impact of Covid-19 pandemic on work and employment'.
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One in four working carers considering quitting their job, research shows

A quarter of working carers are considering giving up their jobs and nearly 1.6 million struggle to combine employment with caring responsibilities, according to new research by the University of Sheffield and CIPD.
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Professor Kirsty Newsome appointed Co-Editor in Chief of new journal ‘Work in the Global Economy’

Congratulations to Professor Kirsty Newsome on being appointed Co-Editor in Chief ‘Work in the Global Economy’.