Publications

This briefing is from the project ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Civil Society Action against Language Death and Cultural Oppression: Evidence and Lessons from India’ funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. The research explores the issues, challenges and lessons that emerge from civil society action to support indigenous languages and cultures. Specifically, we focus on…

This is the second briefing from the project ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Civil Society Action’ funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences. Our research explores the issues, challenges and lessons that emerge from civil society action to support indigenous languages and cultures. Here we focus on the Irula tribe of Kerala. They are one of…

The NI report is broadly structured to mirror the dimensions of work quality laid out in the Carnegie Framework. This report concentrates on the non-pay aspects of job quality. Information on pay and benefits is not included as official published data on these areas is regarded as more comprehensive and reliable. The report covers the…

Workplace abuse has detrimental effects on worker health and wellbeing. However, too little is known about its prevalence. This report analyses perceptions of physical violence, sexual harassment and other harassment or bullying.

Participation at work is an important determinant of personal well-being and is conducive to higher productivity. This report examines trends in different types of participation, their distribution by gender and class, and the implications for worker well-being and motivation.

This report examines key trends in union membership and perceptions in the influence that unions have. It also examines the demand for union representation among those employed at non-unionised workplaces and how these demands vary between different population subgroups.

Drawing on new questions introduced in SES2024, this report examines perceptions of meaningful work, how they vary across different labour market groups, and the types of work environment that effectively cultivate a greater sense of meaning.

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics in the workplace has sparked debates about their potential to reshape how we work, learn and interact. Against this backdrop, this report examines the evolution of work digitalisation since the 1990s, the drivers of AI and robot adoption in 2023/2024, and how technology adoption relates to workforce…

This report examines whether the job quality gender gap is widening or narrowing along six key dimensions: Working Time Quality, Weekly Earnings, Job Security, Autonomy & Skill, the Physical Environment and Work Intensity. The report derives indices and tracks the gender gap at intervals over the last four decades.

Skills are integral to supporting the development of the United Kingdom as a high wage-high growth economy. This report examines key trends in qualifications held, the different types of skills used at work, trends in job related training and learning at work and the degree to which workers can use the qualifications, skills and experience…