Our ESRC-funded research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
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Coworking and the Future of Work – Extending the Debate Research and Stakeholder Workshop – 21-22 October 2022, Brighton
Are you doing research on any aspect of coworking and coworking spaces and the future of work?
Four new projects supported in Digit’s third round of Innovation Funding
The projects will explore crowdfunded work in creative industries, the use of open source digital infrastructure, the digitalisation of access work and the role of HR managers in creating 'good work' through digitalisation.
Digit researchers at the SASE 2022 conference
Digit researchers discussed their work at the SASE cofnerence, 9-11 July 2022 in Amsterdam.
Latest Blogs
Contested delivery platforms in Argentina: what do platform workers want?
In South America, “health and safety” is one of the main demands in platform labour protests.
New business models mean worse outcomes for Chinese online ride-hailing drivers
How state, market and corporation 'logics' interact to shape the Chinese online ride-hailing sector.
Feeling At Home at Work? Inequalities, Inclusiveness, and Changing Work Environments
Why “feeling at home” at work is impacted by intersecting inequalities such as racism, sexism, classism, and ableism, and shaped by workplace cultures and norms.
Latest Publications
Innovation Analytics: Tools for Competitive Advantage
Edited by Subramanian, N., Ponnambalam, S.G., Janardhanan, M. (2022) World Scientific
Theorising labour unrest and trade unionism in the platform economy
Joyce, S., Stuart, M. and Forde, C. (2022), New Technology, Work and Employment
Are bargaining concessions inevitable in recessions? An empirical investigation into union bargaining priorities and trade-offs of pay rises for job security
Valizade, D., Cook, H., Forde, C., MacKenzie, R. (2022) Employee Relations
A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms
Bessa, I., Joyce, S., Neumann, D., Stuart, M., Trappmann, V. and Umney, C. (2022) International Labour Organization
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