< CALL FOR IDEAS - CHANGING EMPLOYMENT POLICY IN THE UK > How should policy change to meet employment challenges, old and new? Suggest ideas for future policy workshops and help shape a social policy research agenda around this Social Policy Assoc More here -> bham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1K…

Twitter hive please help me find people who have been doing #COVID19 #workfamily #Gender research across Europe (preferably other than UK, NL, Germany - I have examples from these countries) Thank you!

See blog from Dr Abigail Taylor based on Katy Jones joint City-REDI Employment policy in context seminar on active labour market policy in post #COVID19 UK SPA Employment Policy Group Social Policy Assoc

✍️Our ECR survey last year showed lots of interest in organised virtual writing retreats... so @JamesStanyer6 & S Brooks-Wilson have planned one. ECR and PhD members are invited to join us for one or two friendly sessions on Friday 28th May.

Don't forget we are currently seeking nominations for the SPA Executive Committee, and the editorial boards of Journal of Social Policy and SocialPolicy&Society! These are excellent opportunities to shape the future of our discipline, and also are all friendly, encouraging and collegial spaces.(1/2)

Are you a PhD student, post-doc or ECR working on employment policy or social security who would like to feature as our SPOTLIGHT? If so, send a DM and some info about you (inc any links to pubs, conference papers, or webpages etc). We SPOTLIGHT every Monday.

New The Work Foundation & CMI briefing finds that more than half of managers believe remote working will further worsen the opportunities available to those from ethnic minorities, women & those with disabilities in the workplace: lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundatio…

We are go #SPA2021 Join our symposium at 3:15 today for papers asking what we mean by job quality & exploring links to active labour market policies, plus insights into the changing context for neighbourhood-based employment support

Employment policy in context Looking forward to chairing symposium with Employment policy in context at #SPA2021 3.15 pm and listening to Dr Abigail Taylor Anne E Green Paul Sissons and Stephen Overell. Job quality intersects with people and places and hugely important for 'levelling up' and in-work progression.

Plotting day 2 of #SPA2021? Consider coming along to our Thursday morning symposia exploring discretion in activation work. We kick off the first session at 9am (suggestion: bring caffeine!) Papers by Sarah Ball & co, Levana Magnus Rita Griffiths, Simone Casey & me 1/2

How could we design a system that enables empathy & kindness? Great question from Prof Sharon Wright during the discretion & activation symposia #SPA2021

There's still time to submit your brilliant themed issue ideas to SocialPolicy&Society! 80 years on from the Beveridge Report, what should the next 20 years of the welfare state look like? cambridge.org/core/journals/…

What policy changes would secure better working conditions for all? Share your ideas & join the conversation with academics, activists, policymakers & others. Deadline for ideas 17th Sept & Social Policy Assoc workshop to follow later this year -> bham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1K…

The Employment policy in context is hosting a workshop in the summer exploring place-based employment policies in UK. Deadline for EOI is 22nd March. Contact Ceri Hughes or Anne Green for further info.

In a national context that relies on sanctions & a pared back approach to employment support targeted at benefit recipients, our blog (Dr Abigail Taylor) examines arguments for a more locally sensitive approach based on work w/ Anne E Green Paul Sissons theconversation.com/how-better-loc…

New Conversation blog with Ceri Hughes. Based on research w/ Anne E Green Paul Sissons, we suggest that a more #local approach to #EmploymentSupport is needed to help tackle UK labour shortages. City-REDI SPA Employment Policy Group

The Devolution Catch-22: Weak Local Institutions, Uneven Growth and Inequality Across English Regions Simon Collinson, Charlotte Hoole and Jack Newman outline some key obstacles to reducing inequalities and delivering local growth strategies. bit.ly/3P5tSem

We are very excited to be hosting the Social Policy Assoc Conference at TIC Conferences University of Strathclyde next July! Watch out for more information soon and we look forward to welcoming delegates to #Glasgow in 2024! #SPAconf2024