Spotlight on Business and Society
Interdisciplinary research updates on the most important challenges in policy, business and society.
This research was carried out by the Pension Gaps Working Party, of which Alexandra Dias is a member, from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. It combines quantitative actuarial modelling with a qualitative ethnographic study in collaboration with Ipsos. Our results have been published in two reports: How much could you lose? and A pension … Continue reading Are modern working lives paving the way for pension poverty?
In this blog we introduce an exciting new cross-disciplinary research programme, Effective hybrid work and childcare, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, that will understand how hybrid workers organise childcare, what influences their decisions and the implications of this. It is led by Naomi Finch at the University of York, in collaboration with Katharina Bader, charities Coram Family and Childcare and Working … Continue reading Exploring Hybrid Work and Childcare
One in five adults in the UK is economically inactive. What is the causal relationship between mental health and capacity for work? By Dr Annie Irvine Rising rates of mental ill health among working aged people, especially younger people, are causing significant concern to the UK Government. As of August 2025, one in five adults in the … Continue reading Mental health and employment: understanding economic inactivity trends in social context