Iryna Shek/Shutterstock February 2, 2023 COVID heroes left behind: the ‘invisible’ women struggling to make ends meet Elaine Dewhurst, University of Manchester and Sarah Campbell, Manchester Metropolitan University Britain is now desperately short of workers in some sectors. Yet our interviews with 100 women aged 50 and over show how hard it is for them to find secure employment
Bettina Strenske/Alamy Stock Photo March 18, 2022 P&O: sacking of 800 staff shows just how precarious UK jobs can be Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University Zero hour contracts remove job security and impact workers’ health, finances and prospects.
Shutterstock/Daisy Daisy August 19, 2021 How the gig economy could suffer from a labour shortage – but workers may be better off John Colley, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick It could push up prices and pay.