To Be Redundant Or Not To Be Redundant: That Is The Question!

Jobcentre Plus workers had right to redundancy pay, finds tribunal  Two former Jobcentre Plus (JCP) workers who were told to join the dole queue after extensions to their fixed term contracts were not honoured are celebrating a landmark legal victory which could have wider repercussions for hundreds more who were dismissed in similar circumstances. A… Read More

Research: Structure, Agency & Job Loss

Research Paper Title The Interplay Between Structure and Agency in Shaping the Mental Health Consequences of Job Loss. Background Job loss is a discrete life event, with multiple adverse consequences for physical and mental health and implications for agency. Our research explores the consequences of job loss for retrenched workers’ mental health by examining the… Read More