Good work needs to take centre stage in Labour’s employment policy (part of: Symposium: How should a Labour government approach welfare? Katy Jones, Kate Alexander-Shaw, Will Stronge, Clare McNeil, pages 39-53)

Jones, Katy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-4557 (2023) Good work needs to take centre stage in Labour’s employment policy (part of: Symposium: How should a Labour government approach welfare? Katy Jones, Kate Alexander-Shaw, Will Stronge, Clare McNeil, pages 39-53). Renewal: A journal of social democracy, 31 (3). ISSN 0968-252X

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Abstract

The next government will inherit a social security system struggling to cope with mounting poverty and rising living costs, as well as a labour market characterised by low pay and job insecurity. Four leading experts and commentators offer their views on how the Labour Party should approach welfare, and what policy objectives should be prioritised.