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Melanie Simms

@SimmsMelanie

Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow. Personal views on unions, employment, young workers. She/her.

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Prof Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay 👩🏻🎓⚗️💊🚽(@cgl_119) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My lab hiRACE would love to support applications to come to Glasgow from scientists interested in environmental pollution, environmental biotechnology but also in bringing the latest chemistry innovation to water and soil remediation

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Melanie Simms(@SimmsMelanie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking for one of the most influential and impactful roles in shaping work and employment around the world?

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Trades Union Congress(@The_TUC) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING 🚨 | The High Court has granted PCS Union permission to pursue a judicial review of the government’s decision to impose minimum service levels during border security strikes.

There’ll now be a substantive hearing later this year.

Yet another setback for the…

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Tony Wilson(@tonywilsonIES) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're recruiting!!!
For the new social research apprenticeship - great opportunity to start a career in research AND get a degree from University of Kent.
Delighted we're among the first employers offering this. Deadline 28 May, starting autumn. More details here:
employment-studies.co.uk/vacancy/social…

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The Underemployment Project(@ESRCUnderemploy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our project is moving to a new stage - we are looking to talk to employers, employer federations and trade unions! Get involved in research into in retail, hospitality and health and social care.

Visit our website for more information underemployment.info/get-invovled-e…

Our project is moving to a new stage - we are looking to talk to employers, employer federations and trade unions! Get involved in research into #underemployment in retail, hospitality and health and social care. Visit our website for more information underemployment.info/get-invovled-e…
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Chris Forde(@ChrisFordeLeeds) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pleased to have a new paper just published in Australian Journal of Social Issues with Prof Jo Ingold and David Robertshaw on the digitalisation of employment services in the UK and Australia Digital Futures at Work Research Centre Open Research Leeds CERIC Leeds University Business School Available open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Pedro Mendonça(@PedMendo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our research Fair Gig Work in Scotland? featured in The National on how couriers feel unsafe, with female couriers experiencing sexual harassment, and migrant couriers racial abuse.

Access the full report here: researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publication…

Nadia Kougiannou

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Melanie Simms(@SimmsMelanie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Glasgow people. To my chagrin, I hadn’t been to Mosob until today. I knew I was missing out. Super Ethiopian/Eritrean food. I am STUFFED!

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Devika Narayan(@Devika__narayan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢My dept is hiring in the following areas:

- Digital transformation of work, employment and organisations

- Quantitative methods applied to contexts of work, employment and organisations.

A FAB group of people to work with!

jobs.ac.uk/job/DHN033/lec…

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Petra Meier 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿(@pmeierprof) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Job opportunity: Policy researcher in Glasgow City Council working on the economic determinants of health, as part of a large research consortium led by yours truly. Needs good data/quant skills. Research & Policy Officer - GLA11854 | myjobscotland myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/glasg…

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Melanie Simms(@SimmsMelanie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4 years after lockdown and the associated havoc that it wreaked on my flexibility, today I did a shoulder stand again in yoga. One of my favourite poses. But it’s taken me this long - and a LOT of graft - to get my shoulder mobility back. Nice!

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If I didn’t have a super-busy summer ahead, I’d be keen on this. It’s a really important consultancy project. Any other collective bargaining experts?

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The Politics of Disablement & Precarious Work(@DisPrecWork) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Disastruous decision

‘Claimants have to either increase their hours in their present job, find a 2nd job or move to a better-paid position elsewhere that meets the new req. Otherwise, they could be sanctioned & see their benefits cut or stopped until they comply with the rules’

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Ella Baker School of Organising(@ebsorganising) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔥 The Programme is here!!🔥

It's packed with incredible sessions, all in this epic 🧵

🔖 save this post to check them all out

Tag people you'd like to come

Like, retweet & comment to let us know what you're most excited about & want more of

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🔥 The Programme is here!!🔥 It's packed with incredible sessions, all in this epic 🧵 🔖 save this post to check them all out Tag people you'd like to come Like, retweet & comment to let us know what you're most excited about & want more of Apply: tinyurl.com/apply-noc-2024
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Melanie Simms(@SimmsMelanie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No elections up here today. But if you're in England or Wales and going to vote (please do!) don't forget to take ID. Don't let them stop you voting.

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Melanie Simms(@SimmsMelanie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So a proper senior moment… the germolene was on the side of the sink in a tube that looked very like the toothpaste. Trust me readers, you don’t want to.

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A hot topic in our house where the timing and institution of any MFA (2 year Masters of Fine Art) is being considered. Non-UK institutions seem like the only serious choice rn.

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