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Platform Capital and the City: Governing Uber in Buenos Aires and Manchester Recent literature has drawn attention to the various regulatory battles and flashpoints triggered by the entry of platform Transportation network Companies such as Uber and Lyft into cities around the...

digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/...

Hot off the digital press....

Regulating platforms at local level is messy, but not impossible!

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16.05.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metroverse | Harvard Growth Lab

Cool site.

metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/1780/ov...
#Manchester #FoundationalEconomy #GMCA

11.04.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Employing a fairer system – improving the labour market for vulnerable groups

blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...

Some thoughts on the proposed Employment Rights Bill.

Generally solid, and with a few tweaks could be v. powerful.

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10.03.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Economic inactivity: Childcare costs are forcing people out of work The number of people not in work or looking for a job has gone up to 26.6% - the highest of the UK regions, figures show.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lack of affordable and flexible childcare still a major barrier to work.....

18.02.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More migrant workers seek help over UK farm exploitation claims The UK government says it always takes

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK Grim....

14.02.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doing the right thing? An institutional perspective on responsible restructuring in UK local government Drawing on institutional theory, this paper advances understanding of how restructuring practices are shaped by the organisational and institutional context and the concerns for legitimacy. Longitudi...

'Rightsizing', 'delayering' and now 'unbossing'....How many more euphemisms do we need for sacking people?

Not great for career paths 😱

www.cnbc.com/2024/12/15/a...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

23.01.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sainsbury's to raise pay to Β£12.60 an hour The supermarket says the increase will

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.01.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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