3,538 search results

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...work and the economy: 6.1 ‘Non-citizenship’ to ‘social-citizenship’ and worker rights - We respect our masters, and are willing to work for our support, and that of our parents, but we want time for more rest, a little play, and to learn to read and write. We do not think it right that we should know nothing but work and suffering, from Monday morning to Saturday...
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...Social sciences...Remaking the relations of work and welfare: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the ways in which the relations between work and welfare are made and remade in different places and at different times explain how these changing relations contribute to constituting welfare subjects describe how welfare provision...
Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...working with others rather than working alone? How should you manage relationships across various physical and cultural divides? This album explores how the formation of a variety of partnerships, spanning public, private and voluntary sectors, has radically regenerated the City of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, bringing major improvements for the city’s physical and social...
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...work with these socially diverse groups. So longer-term interventions, maybe things like apprenticeships – higher apprenticeships, entry-level apprenticeships. There are various different pathways that exist to take people from all levels of the organisation up to filling those key skills gaps. There are also much shorter-term interventions that are currently being...
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...social circles.’ For new working mothers in Scotland’s railway, she advises: ‘Be prepared! Shift work and children is tough, and it’s not the company’s responsibility to create the balance. Do your homework on childcare, flexible working timings and your immediate support network.’ Here, the different experiences of working mothers on Scotland’s railway show...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...work colleagues. They might be engaged in other social networks that are kind of fulfilling that need. I think it’s important for managers to have those delicate kind of questions with people. How much contact are you having with somebody outside of work, or would you like more contact, informal opportunities throughout the day to perhaps connect in rooms that are not...
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...social and organisational environment in which people work and live. These elements interact and are interdependent, and the organisation understands this and acts accordingly. Ensure that health, safety and wellbeing are business priorities The organisation takes the necessary steps to protect individuals (both inside and outside the organisation) from hazards to their...
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...work sociably. And that’s where we often have great ideas, conversations, social chats, that should be part of what brings us in together and we’ve missed that. So knowing when colleagues are going to be together will actually give more of an incentive to come in, but we need to design spaces that will make that a really welcoming experience. So it’s great that...