Publications

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…

This report examines historical trends in those working exclusively at home (homeworkers) and those working partly in the office and partly at home (hybrid workers). It identifies which groups have been affected most/least and highlights the factors most closely associated with workers’ ability to carve out dedicated spaces of work within the home to create…

Outlines in detail how the data was collected along with the questionnaires used.

Socio-Economic Review, online first. Previous research has yielded mixed evidence on the relationship between age and job satisfaction. While there is broad consensus that job satisfaction tends to increase from midlife into older age, considerable debate persists regarding whether it rises or falls during the early stages of a career. This study examines this relationship…