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The Shared Typical: Informal feedback sessions with research participants

The Shared Typical: Informal feedback sessions with research participants

by The Underemployment Project | Mar 11, 2025 | Articles, News

Recently, we shared with our participants in the Underemployment Research Project findings from the first conversations we had together at the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024. We invited the 60 participants to either online or in person meetings in the four cities...
The Shared Typical: Informal feedback sessions with research participants

Employment Rights Bill 2024: Opportunities for addressing underemployment?

by The Underemployment Project | Nov 25, 2024 | Articles, News

In October 2024, the Labour government published the Employment Rights Bill. The bill introduced a range of policy measures relevant to underemployment, including: ‘day 1 rights’ of employment, including entitlement to paternity leave, and unpaid parental leave as...
Underemployment Project: First Qualitative Findings

Underemployment Project: First Qualitative Findings

by The Underemployment Project | Oct 30, 2024 | Articles

In the first qualitative report, we explore the lived experiences of underemployed workers. Our findings show underemployment is a complex issue for working people: working hours, pay, and skill usage were connected, and most people were underemployed in more than one...
Could the new flexible working bill help tackle underemployment?

Could the new flexible working bill help tackle underemployment?

by The Underemployment Project | May 8, 2024 | Articles, News

From 6 April 2024, workers in England, Wales and Scotland can request flexible working arrangements from their first day on the job. Promoted by a range of organisations within the Flexible Working Taskforce, supporters of the new regulations contend these changes...
Underemployed: the challenge of being between a rock and a hard place

Underemployed: the challenge of being between a rock and a hard place

by The Underemployment Project | Oct 2, 2023 | Articles

This week, 2-8 of October, is Challenge Poverty Week in Scotland. At a time when unemployment rates are said to be the lowest in “nearly 50 years” [i], poverty in Scotland is an increasing reality for too many. Already in 2022, more than 7 in 10 families were going...
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