Futures of Work ~ Posts

The effects of neoliberal capitalism on employment and mental health recovery among people with psychiatric disabilities

By Megan S. Evans

Issue 29 // 16th October 2024

Megan Evans explains that a capitalist economy relies on having a readily available workforce for low-wage, part-time jobs without benefits. These workers are kept afloat by a minimal social safety net when they are no longer needed by the market. Read more of the article

Implications of AI for the Future of Work for people with Serious Mental Illness

By Kendall Atterbury

Issue 29 // 16th October 2024

People with serious mental illnesses (SMI) face unemployment rates of 75-85% and rely on inadequate benefits. Kendall Atterbury argues that as automation reduces job opportunities, stigma against those with psychiatric disabilities increases, highlighting the need to address the structural barriers they face in employment. Read more of the article

ISSUE 28: Labour’s ‘Change’ – from slogan to action

By Chris Pesterfield Giorgos Gouzoulis and Vanessa Beck

Issue 28 // 23rd July 2024

At the start of a new government, the latest issue of the Futures of Work blog considers what Labour can or should do to address the myriad problems they have inherited, and turn their slogan of change into actions both for those in work and those unable to work. Read more of the article