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# The Underemployment Project

A sociological approach

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- [Unlocking Workforce Potential](https://underemployment.info/unlocking-workforce-potential/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”21px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Underemployment is a persistent and under-recognised challenge in the UK labour market. It affects millions of workers who are employed but not to their full potential: those working fewer hours than they would like, earning a low
- [Employers’ perspectives on Underemployment](https://underemployment.info/employers-perspectives-on-underemployment/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”21px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Underemployment —which includes situations of labour underutilisation in terms of hours, pay, and/or skills—has negative consequences in terms of job satisfaction and productivity, health and wellbeing, and finances. Labour underutilisation (or underemployment) has been increasing in the
- [Tackling Underemployment - opportunities for workers and employers](https://underemployment.info/tackling-underemployment-opportunities-for-workers-and-employers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”21px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Underemployment—defined as the underuse of labour in terms of hours, wage, and/or skills—has significant negative effects on workers’ job satisfaction, productivity, health and wellbeing, and financial stability. Underemployment also leads to higher staff
- [Underemployment Levels and Trends: Time, skills, and wages](https://underemployment.info/underemployment-levels-and-trends/) - In this first project report we address key questions around how we can measure underemployment and track it over time. The report examines trends in the levels of various forms of underemployment since 2006.
- [Underemployment Project: First Qualitative Findings](https://underemployment.info/underemployment-project-first-qualitative-findings/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”21px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]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
- [The Shared Typical: Informal feedback sessions with research participants](https://underemployment.info/the-shared-typical-informal-feedback-sessions-with-research-participants/) - We shared findings with our participants in the Underemployment Research Project.
- [Employment Rights Bill 2024: Opportunities for addressing underemployment?](https://underemployment.info/employment-rights-bill-2024-opportunities-for-addressing-underemployment/) - The CIPD Good Work Index is an annual benchmark of good work in the UK
- [Wage-Underemployment and Good Work 2024](https://underemployment.info/wage-underemployment-and-good-work-2024/) - The CIPD Good Work Index is an annual benchmark of good work in the UK The CIPD Good Work Index is an annual benchmark of good work in the UK. In this blog, we reflect on wage-underemployment: those workers who are underpaid for the work that they are doing.
- [Could the new flexible working bill help tackle underemployment?](https://underemployment.info/could-the-new-flexible-working-bill-help-tackle-underemployment/) - More employed women than men in the UK are experiencing underemployment in more than one dimension.
- [Working below your potential? You are likely to be underemployed](https://underemployment.info/working-below-your-potential-you-are-likely-to-be-underemployed/) - More employed women than men in the UK are experiencing underemployment in more than one dimension.
- [Underemployed: the challenge of being between a rock and a hard place](https://underemployment.info/the-challenge-of-being-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/) - This week, 2-8th of October, is Challenge Poverty Week in Scotland. At a time when unemployment rates are said to be the lowest in “nearly 50 years” , poverty in Scotland is an increasing reality for too many.
- [The Underemployment Project starts recruiting participants!](https://underemployment.info/the-underemployment-project-starts-recruiting-participants/) - How much underemployment is there, how fast is it growing and where? Who are the underemployed? What causes their underemployment? What are its effects? What are the lived experiences of underemployed workers?

## Pages

- [Home](https://underemployment.info/) - A sociological investigation of underemployment and the lived experiences of underemployed workers A three-year long project started in January 2023 and address an important social issue: the increase in underemployed and vulnerable workers.
- [The Project](https://underemployment.info/about/) - The Project has been awarded a grant of £975k from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC/UKRI) to study underemployment from January 2023 and for a period of three years.
- [Reports](https://underemployment.info/project-reports/) - Check out our projects reports here.
- [News & Articles](https://underemployment.info/news/) - Check out our news and articles.
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- [Underemployment](https://underemployment.info/tag/underemployment/)
- [employment](https://underemployment.info/tag/employment/)
- [research](https://underemployment.info/tag/research/)
- [flexible working](https://underemployment.info/tag/flexible-working/)
- [engagement](https://underemployment.info/tag/engagement/)