Pushed into the wrong job? Assessing the link between conditionality and poor quality employment
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A reminder that nominations are welcome for the SPA awards. A hard deadline this year of 5pm on Monday 2nd March.
1. Why are some subject areas still hiring when UoE's ÂŁ500k consultants haven't proposed their reshaping, merging plans yet?
2. Existing staff at risk of redundancy have the right to apply for 'alternative work' via an internal process before external hiring (this is law & UoE HR policy)
University of Edinburgh is experiencing prolonged cuts, our 3rd round of VR, no job replacements when people leave, some colleagues likely to be put on compulsory redundancy soon. But hey ho, the business school & economics school are externally advertising for permanent academic jobs 🤔
I enjoyed reading this, for a full range of reasons (including various snippets where I thought "have I already sat with Sue and ranted after a glass of wine on these double standards"!).
31st March, University of Edinburgh: “Understanding & shaping a digital welfare state in Scotland" with research presentations, practice discussions, & an aim of co-producing some principles for digital welfare in Scotland. We've a great line up, free but places limited, sign-up here
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The advert for a permanent role in finance stating the following, raises various questions right now:
"where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing".
Some of us in the @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social have written an article on Labour's employment and social security policies post 2024 for a Special Issue. Open Access here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
📢 Applications are open for the University Policy Engagement Network’s (UPEN) Participation Fund!
For further information and how to apply, visit: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
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Get Britain Working? Continuity and Change in Labour’s Post-2024 Welfare and Employment Strategy
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Liverpool Hope University is hosting the SPA 2026 conference, taking place from 1st to 3rd July.
Registration is now open, and the deadline for abstract and symposia submissions is Monday, 16th March 2026.
Vew all information on our conference webpage ⬇️⬇️ social-policy.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
