IER News & blogs
Time to broaden the definition of graduates鈥� labour market outcomes: Job quality premium - Blog by Sangwoo Lee
The quality of paid work has become an essential component of individuals鈥� well-being in modern-day capitalism, and there has been a surge in policy discourse surrounding the objective of 鈥榤ore and better jobs鈥� (as articulated by the OECD) or 鈥榙ecent work鈥� (as outlined in the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals) over the past two decades.
End of year message 鈥� IER鈥檚 new normal
Remember all the talk during Covid about the 鈥榥ew normal鈥�? It seems that this year really has seen the embedding of it, with hybrid working in many (but not most) workplaces. IER is one of those workplaces, where staff now typically work 2-3 days each week in the office. In the past I worked most days in the office when not in London. I confess to not missing the daily commute on those days when I now work at home. On the other hand, I feel that I鈥檓 losing out on the important daily informal interactions with my colleagues in IER.
Tracking Graduates and their Mobility: Comparing Experiences in the International Framework
In 2013-16, the European Commission, concerned by regional skills gaps, increasing graduate geographical mobility across national boundaries and incompatibilities in the administrative data resources and graduate tracking measures in member countries, launched the Eurograduate Feasibility study, to explore how sustainable monitoring of mobility among Europe's higher education graduates could be established.
Good Work and Industry 5.0 presentations
In November, Director of IER, Chris Warhurst presented at a string of events on:
- 鈥楳apping the Good Work policy terrain鈥� to the Department of Business & Trade;
- 鈥楪ood Work and Productivity鈥� to a Productivity Institute event held at Warwick Business School as part of the Productivity Week; and
- 鈥業ndustry 5.0鈥� at the Digital Manufacturing Conference held in Cambridge.
Leveraging procurement to foster employment equality
The ESRC funded Buying Social Justice through Procurement project of which Dr E.K. Sarter is a Co-Investigator published its . Based on mixed-method research, the report sheds light on the policy framework and the inclusion of equality objectives in public procurement in England, Scotland and Wales and identifies barriers to and enablers of socially responsible public procurement.