What are the longer-term trends in flexible, hybrid and home working and what are
the positive and negative impacts on health and safety? What are the impacts of
potential inequalities across sectors and groups of workers?
Background
To further develop understanding of the current and future world of work to ensure that our regulatory approach remains suitable and sufficient, including where our regulatory interests extend beyond preventing harm to workers, e.g. covering assessment of potential adverse impacts of chemicals on the general public, consumers and the environment. To equip ourselves with new insights into the reasons why particular failures in health and safety occur. To develop the existing system of ongoing data collection, analysis, interpretation and result dissemination so that it continues to support HSE’s current priorities and prevention strategies and is flexible enough to adapt to change. To identify health and safety hazards and risks arising from change in the GB workforce and their work.
Next steps
Get in touch with [email protected]
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
-
NEW CHALLENGES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN TIMES OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE: THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS
Many studies nowadays focus on taking stock of the platform economy in Europe (e.g., investigating its magnitude, business models, career and job characteristics of workers, ...), surprisingly the occupational safety and...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Warwick
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to investigate the OSH risks and regulations of platform work and provide recommendations to foster a safe and healthy occupational environment for platform workers in European countries.
-
Leesman Home Working Survey and Analysis
In response to the COVID-19 global outbreak, economists estimate that UK GDP will fall by up to 30%. Forecasting the impacts of such an unprecedented pandemic is near impossible due to the ambiguity around the demise of ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: LEESMAN LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on the impacts of home working on health and safety, providing insights from a large dataset.
-
Flexa - A platform to enable companies to deliver evidence-based and benchmarked flexible working practices
Flexa, founded in 2019 by three founders that saw the societal and economic benefits of flexible working, are building an innovative AI and machine-learning driven digital platform to boost business flexibility, diversit...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: FLEXA LTD
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the broader topic of flexible working practices, which partially relates to the question on trends and impacts.