School of Social and Political Science

A step too far? Exploring employer perspectives on conditional in-work benefits

Category
Seminar Series

Date & Time

2 November 2pm - 4pm

Venue

Violet Laidlaw Room, Chrystal Macmillan Building

Description

Recent welfare reforms in the United Kingdom have redrawn the parameters of active labour market policy (ALMP).

Drawing on insights from 124 semi-structured qualitative interviews with employers and policy stakeholders, the seminar explores employer perspectives on Universal Credit, ‘in-work conditionality’, and how employment services could better support not only work entry but the progression of workers on a low income.

Key speakers

  • Dr Katy Jones, Manchester Metropolitan University

Location