Futures of Work ~ Posts

Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance

By Hannah Reseigh-Lincoln and Rachel Kelso

Issue 32 // 30th July 2025

Rachel Kelso and Hannah Reseigh-Lincoln show how Domiciliary care work relies on building trusted relationships while navigating blurred boundaries, poor pay, and unstable conditions that undermine the continuity essential to quality care. Read more of the article

Editorial: Spotlight on temporary migration in Canada

By Blandine Emilien

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

Canada’s temporary migration system fosters systemic worker vulnerability and modern slavery risks by tying migrants’ legal status to employer-specific permits and denying clear paths to permanent residence. Read more of the article

(Im)migrant worker programmes or unfree worker regime

By Eugenie Depatie-Pelletier

Issue 31 // 15th April 2025

A just and sustainable labour (im)migration policy must eliminate employer-tied permits and replace them with rights-based, government-led systems that ensure freedom, permanent status access, and protection for all migrant workers. Read more of the article

Are internships opportunities or barriers for young working-class people?

By Naomi Wells:

Issue 30 // 14th January 2025

Naomi Wells examines how unpaid internships deepen inequality, with a Labour ban potentially reducing opportunities. Companies must address socioeconomic biases to improve access to internships and jobs. Read more of the article

It makes you sick: The mental health impact of the demonisation and policing of benefit claimants

By Allan Reynolds

Issue 29 // 16th October 2024

Allan Reynolds examines how mental health patients expressed anxiety about the transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment, rooted in negative experiences with the Work Capability Assessment, highlighting the broader harmful impacts of harsh welfare policies. Read more of the article

Exploiting the exploiters: Rethinking labour strategies in the era of Global Value Chains

By Takis Iliopoulos

Issue 27 // 29th April 2024

Takis Iliopoulos considers how local suppliers, even in countries with low wages and labour standards, can wield power from their critical position in global supply chains. Read more of the article

Issue 26: Editorial

By Chris Pesterfield, Giorgos Gouzoulis and Vanessa Beck

Issue 26 // 19th January 2024

At the start of an election year of debate on migration, the latest issue of the Futures of Work blog provides a sober alternative to the anti-immigration rhetoric we’re likely to see in electoral campaigning. Read more of the article

The politics of work and the politics of value

By Frederick Harry Pitts

Issue 23 // 26th May 2022

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