Not all jobs and pay levels will be conducive to a four-day working week.
- Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
The committee that decides on UK interest rates has been independent of government since 1997 – but it still attracts controversy.
Economic inactivity is not always the worst option.
The Bank of England has just raised rates for the 14th time in a row to 5.25%.
With Amazon facing worker battles in the UK, US and Germany, no wonder people worry about how technology is changing workplaces.
Higher wages can support a more productive economy.
Lower real living standards now represent the price of being in paid work.
Our approach to work has had to adjust, so let’s change even more.
The chancellor’s plan lacks both the broader reforms and vision needed to tackle the crisis. It also fails to offer any clear plan for recovery.
Why everyone working less could help alleviate the COVID-19 economic crisis.
Lockdown throws our relationship with work into the spotlight.
La réduction des heures de travail serait non seulement rentable grâce à l'augmentation de la productivité, mais elle serait nécessaire au bien-être de l'humain et de la planète.
Trabajar menos horas aumenta la productividad, y es necesario para el bienestar humano y planetario.
Not only could less work pay for itself by boosting productivity, it’s necessary for human and planetary well-being.
An obsession with GDP growth fails to account for some of society’s most pressing problems.
Non-stop working cultures comes at the expense of the quality of our lives and our health.
Work dominates many of our lives, often in ways that are detrimental to our health and well-being.
An independent review of modern working practices looks destined to change very little for people stuck working in the gig economy.
The UK government’s U-turn on a national insurance increase for self-employed people exposes the flaws in its approach to building a stronger and more inclusive economy.
By focusing on forecasting issues, economists remain disengaged with real-world problems.
Basically, we need to work less.
The truth is, George Osborne’s ideology still rules, even after deficit chasing is abandoned.
How the new chancellor must do to mitigate the economic effects of Brexit.
The UK has delivered a shock to the world’s largest economic and political group.
Immigration has been wrongly blamed for the growing pressure on Britain’s public services.
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