
Katy Jones
@dr_katyjones
Reader (Assoc. Prof) in Employment & Head of @mmu_decentwork Expert in employment policy & skills. Lead @UC_Employers. Co-lead @SpaEmploySocSec @mcrmetropolis
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Work is where the heart is? How lower-income families experience the labour market. Looking forward to being part of this Resolution Foundation event next week 👇resolutionfoundation.org/events/work-is…


Really excited to be down in London later this week for this timely report launch Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Met Uni MetroPolis


🚨Event tomorrow🚨 Register for our final event of 2024, where Kate Bell Donald Hirsch and Katy Jones will discuss low-to-middle income families’ experiences of employment, pay and job quality. Sign-up here ➡️ buff.ly/41oQFIk


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Speaking at our event Katy Jones says that progression is so important for lifetime living standards, but a genuine challenge for workers. Moving jobs is risky, and moving sectors even more so. 100% agree from RF - we need to de-risk job mobility.


Speaking at our event, Katy Jones adds that while we talk a lot about bad management practices when it comes to our productivity challenge, often in the abstract, we don't talk enough about how better management could help really staff to progress.


A new report from Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Met Uni is calling for increased investment in adult social care to help attract and retain care workers, while creating a system that reduces pressure on the NHS. Find out more 🔗 bit.ly/3Bfe2JZ






Katy Jones, Prof Sharon Wright, and Prof Lisa Scullion contribute to emerging debates about how behavioural conditionality within welfare systems influences job quality. Read how below #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1177/095001…


Katy Jones has provided a thoughtful analysis of the government’s employments reforms. Her insights highlight the challenges and objectives in creating more opportunities for people to find and succeed at work. Read more here: theconversation.com/three-ways-the…

Unintended consequences? Evidence tells a different story. In today's Belfast Telegraph I look at the Good Jobs employment rights bill & outline why it will be a step toward sustainable growth. Read why strengthening worker rights benefits workers & business alike: belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/analy…



REC and Career Returners call on recruiters and employers to break free from misconceptions | Recruitment & Employment Confederation Neil Carberry FE News fenews.co.uk/fe-voices/rec-…