Overall aim: To identify health and safety hazards and risks arising from change in the GB workforce and their work. A future health and safety challenge is how to manage the risks from changes in the workforce and their work. The aim of this science hub is to identify emerging hazards and risks arising from these changes, including consideration of the interaction between social changes, and changes to the work environment and work organisation.
Contact Simon Armitage - Head of Science and Engineering Profession (HoSEP) Business Partner
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
While employment in Britain is at record levels, there is widespread concern many jobs are not of sufficient quality to maintain a healthy and thriving society. Growing public concern culminated in the government commiss...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Queen Mary University of London
The project addresses the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise.
Britain has a long tradition of investing in major research infrastructure projects about working life. These produce results of great value to both the research and policy-making communities, and provide high quality, i...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
The project partially addresses the question and the authors have the necessary expertise.
Recent years have seen rapid changes in the workplace arising from the digital and green transitions (‘twin transition’), as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. New forms of work and work management have arisen, which can aff...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: ST MARYS UNIVERSITY TWICKENHAM
The project specifically addresses job quality and interventions to improve it for different groups of workers, with a focus on mental and physical health in the workplace.