Work
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Cities and regions

‘A-typical’ working day in Greater Manchester

Stephen Clarke
Stephen Clarke

In this briefing we explore the labour market in Greater Manchester, comparing it over time and to other city regions.

Key findings

  • The decline in the performance of the region relative to the UK and London needs to be halted
  • Although it can provide flexibility for some workers, more needs to be done to address ‘atypical’ work
  • The pay squeeze means that living standards are stagnating in the region
  • Encouraging progression in a world where pay differentials are compressed at the bottom of the labour market
  • Tackling occupational polarisation for younger workers

Further reading

Take it or leave it
Workers’ experiences of power in low-paid and precarious sectors
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Melanie Simms, Hannah Slaughter
The state of the nations
Social security in a devolved UK
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Mark Simpson, Mike Brewer, Alex Clegg, Rod Hick, Tom Lee, Sioned Pearce, Ruth Patrick
Lost in transition
An examination of why the UK NEET rate is high and rising
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Lindsay Judge, Alex Clegg, Julia Diniz, Nye Cominetti, Imogen Stone
Stephen Clarke
Stephen Clarke