Made by institutions, not predetermined by technologies: policies and practices to shape a fairer future of better work

Join us for the launch of three publications exploring how institutions are shaping the impact of technology on work.

As the technological transformation of the labour market continues, we are moving swiftly from theoretical impacts to seeing shifts in the real world of work.

Whether we consider workplace transitions, the impact of HR philosophies and policies in workplaces, or the relationship between AI adoption and pay, we find that the consequences of technological change are not predetermined, nor are they evenly distributed.

Join us as we launch three extension publications rooted in work from the Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The reports explore how workers are experiencing change, what shapes their ability to adapt, and how organisations and institutions can and must function to shift technological transformation towards shared benefits, rather than further entrench inequalities.

The reports, as listed below, reveal an overarching message: that institutions are key drivers of how technology reshapes work.

• How do labour market frictions affect employees in the UK?
• To help or to hinder? An examination of how HR policies can support individuals using new technologies in the workplace.
• Policy Briefing: Artificial intelligence and employee pay in the United Kingdom: novel evidence and policy implications (with ESRC Digit)

This webinar will feature a brief introduction of research and findings by report authors, followed by a discussion between Dr Magdalena Soffia (Associate Director of Social Research at IFOW), Professor Jolene Skordis (Professor of Economics at UCL) and further panellists, with opening remarks from Mark Franks, Nuffield Director of Welfare.

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