Research institute at University of Manchester. Researching: Work futures; fairness & wellbeing at work; equality, diversity & inclusion; regulation and voice.
AMBS, University of Manchester
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We are pleased to announce our 7th Fairness at Work Conference
"Challenges for Fair Work and Equality in an Age of Transformation"
Call for papers is open!
📅 Wed 20th-Thu 21st Jan 2027
📍 AMBS, UoM
⏱️ Paper deadline: Fri 30th Oct 2026
🖊️bit.ly/4q98q94
We welcome Professor Rae Cooper (University of Sydney), Professor of Gender, Work and Employment Relations and founding Director of the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work, as our plenary speaker.
Call for papers open bit.ly/4q98q94
We are pleased to announce our 7th Fairness at Work Conference
"Challenges for Fair Work and Equality in an Age of Transformation"
Call for papers is open!
📅 Wed 20th-Thu 21st Jan 2027
📍 AMBS, UoM
⏱️ Paper deadline: Fri 30th Oct 2026
🖊️bit.ly/4q98q94
Conference themes:
🔹 Technological challenges to fair and decent work
🔹 Environmental challenges to healthy and sustainable work
🔹 Challenges to equality, fairness and representation at work
Plenary speaker: Professor @Raecooper1
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Are green jobs always good jobs? Why are migrants overrepresented in platform work? How do unions stay relevant?
The International Labour Review’s latest issue latest issue explores these questions & more.
📖 Read Vol 165, Issue 1: bit.ly/4bnJ9ST
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AI is reshaping jobs, skills and labour markets.
How do we ensure it delivers decent work and social justice?
Join us today at 14:00 CET
Watch live on ILO Live 🔗 bit.ly/4rDy6dC
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🛵 Are gig workers employees? Contractors? Or something in between?
New research from the ILR finds most platform riders in #China fall into a legal grey zone, i.e., economically dependent yet partially autonomous.
Read more ⤵️
bit.ly/4qzhnHe
WEI lecturer Imran Saqib has a new article published in @Forbes based on a study of a consortium of LLMs
It shows the strengths and weaknesses of AI vs human decision making and the importance of 'human' in human resource management.
Read more here bit.ly/4ambIhu
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The latest issue of the International Labour Review explores how work is being reshaped by automation, platforms, care crises, and regulation across diverse global contexts.
📖 Volume 164, Issue 4
👉 ilo.org/ilr
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The legendary industrial relations academic Richard Hyman has been interviewed on the theme of ‘Why Power Still Matters: the Past, Present and Future of Work’ - here’s a short excerpt - full version available on Friday @BUIRAonline @EuroJournIR @WorkEqualities @strike_map
Episode 3 of the We Can Work It Out podcast is out 19/12/25 with Prof Richard Hyman. Here are his thoughts on 'Globalisation's double-edged sword'. #globalisation #industrialrelations #tradeunions @The_TUC @ILRReview @BUIRAonline @EJIR_News @WESjnl @ilo @irrelations @LabourLawRN
Last week WEI & the Manchester Industrial Relations Society hosted Virginia Doellgast (Cornell, US) at
@AllianceMBS
Ginny shared research conducted 2020-2024 on AI’s impact on call centre jobs in the US, Canada, Germany & Norway. (1/7)
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The German experience highlights the importance of legal frameworks and shared goals for successful worker engagement with AI. Lessons for organisations navigating workplace change!
(6/7)
Thanks to Virginia Doellgast for sharing in-depth findings, and to all who attended and engaged in this insightful presentation.
(7/7)
#WorkerVoice #Work #Equalities #Fairness #Employment #WorksCouncils #EqualityinWorkplaces
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📘New article
Isabel Tavora, Imran Saqib & Saleema Kauser have a new article published in the British Journal of Management
Advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Through Voice for All: The Role of Employee Resource Groups
Read the full article 👉bit.ly/4aF4irx
1️⃣ One week to go!
The WEI Annual Lecture 2025 with Professor Virginia Doellgast, co-hosted with the Manchester Industrial Relations Society (MIRS)
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Free registration bit.ly/3LskO3L
Lots of tickets still available for our annual lecture on Thursday 11th December!
Details and free registration via the link below 👇
📢 WEI Annual Lecture with Professor Virginia Doellgast!
Our Annual Lecture 2025 will be co-hosted with @ManchesterIRS
📅 Thursday 11th December
🕒 15:00-16:30
📍 Alliance Manchester Business School
Please register attendance via Eventbrite: bit.ly/3LskO3L
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Joint @WorkEqualities and @MIRS Annual Lecture with Virginia Doellgast (ILR School, Cornell Uni, USA) speaking on ‘Building worker voice and power in AI decisions: Three cases in the German ICT industry’ Thursday 11 Dec 3pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/wei-and-m…