Coverage and Press Releases

We need to stop prioritising the quantity of jobs over the quality, says Matthew Taylor, who is leading an employment review for Theresa May.

A disengaged and unhappy worker can make mistakes, poison the atmosphere and create more work for others.

In his annual lecture this evening, RSA Chief Executive Matthew Taylor will argue that all work should be good work – which he defines as “fair and decent, with scope for development and fulfilment”.

May adviser says stressful, dead-end jobs are bad for British people and productivity.

The head of the government's review into zero-hours contracts and the less secure world of work has said that too many businesses still allow "bad work" to flourish.

Low quality, unproductive jobs trap workers in low pay and harm the rest of the economy, a top economist has warned.

Matthew Taylor appears on the Today programme to discuss his RSA annual lecture on good work for all.

Those in charge of multi-academy trusts are not power-mad, says Alison Critchley – but government needs to be clearer about how trust governance should be structured.

'Bad work is all too common. We need, therefore, to talk about quality of work, and not just quantity,' says man who is leading Government review into working practices.

Gig workers should be given more power to hold companies to account under the law as a first step to making the gig economy fit for the future, according to a new report and survey published today by the RSA.