Our new open access article is out, 'Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the Gig Economy', in Sociology Journal with Mark Graham 🌃✨, Vili Lehdonvirta and Isis Hjorth journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Very much enjoyed chairing this packed debate on the future of work. Happy 100th birthday International Labour Organization & thanks for having me!

I once asked the head of a law firm why his firm had zero female partners. He said "Unfortunately being partner just isn't compatible with having a family". He had a photo of his kids on his desk. ft.com/content/8e70eb…

Great insightful video by Michelle Miller on the future of work in digital capitalism. Although I'd add that humans will always use their ingenuity to find new ways to express agency despite the power of surveillance capitalism

#SundayInspiration: "Sometimes you need a little help to find your way." Meet 🇸🇮 Tina (Rivalmit): she opened her own company making 🐉 dragon sculptures thanks to the #YouthGuarantee! cc @ECinSlovenia

🆕 Just published: The European Union and the African Union — A statistical portrait — 2019 edition 📘 A broad comparison between the situation of the EU, including EFTA members and Candidate Countries, and the African Union and its member states. ➡️➡️➡️europa.eu/!my49wc

🔊 EIGE’s new Knowledge Management & Communications (KMC) strategy is now online! It sets out the aims, ways of working & tools for our outreach work over the next 3 years. 👩‍💻👨‍💻 Read the strategy here - europa.eu/!km96Nk

📣The EU🇪🇺 must become a leader in innovative #sustainable economic models: a fair EU #taxation policy is needed to promote economic and social convergence! Read our proposals for a better #FutureofEurope on the #EURoad2Sibiu 🧐europa.eu/!Qy63wB

How are EU funds promoting #WorkLifeBalance? Check out this brochure with 2⃣0⃣ best practice examples → europa.eu/!hN67tN

⏰ Just published - Working conditions in a global perspective 📘🌐 - a Eurofound and International Labour Organization comparative analysis of #jobquality covering approximately 1.2 billion workers in Europe, Asia and the Americas eurofound.europa.eu/publications/r…

We've opened a call for evidence for 2019! The deadline is 1 Nov, for examples best practice & key facts/figures. Please limit your submission to 2 pages of A4 and send with the subject line: ‘Women and Work APPG – Call for evidence’, to [email protected]. (1/2)

Keira Knightley, Stephen Fry, Jordan Stephens & Dermot O'Leary are all doing something this Thursday. Will you be joining them? #VoteForYourFuture

Uber, Lyft drivers manipulate fares at Reagan National causing artificial price surges wjla.com/news/local/ube…

Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How machines are affecting people and places brook.gs/2sGS4Zq via The Brookings Institution

THE BOOKS ARE READY 💃🏾

Hi @MichaelGove, we’re driving round Surrey Heath today reminding your constituents what you thought about suspending parliament just a couple of months ago. (SOUND ON - watch till the end)

New £8 million ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) to launch University of Sussex Business School and @LeedsUniBSchool in January. Exploring impact of digital technology on the #futureofwork, it is 1 of 4 centres nationwide sharing £25m from Economic and Social Research Council as announced this morning by UK Research and Innovation #4IR sussex.ac.uk/news/all?id=49…

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Economic and Social Research Council Digital Futures at Work Research Centre ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) with @leedsUniBSchool which will be examining how, digital technologies are reshaping the world of work: sussex.ac.uk/business-schoo…

Interesting summary of some essential issues mckinsey.com/about-us/socia…

Well done Tiziana! x.com/wzb_berlin/sta…