The role of “good jobs” in tackling in-work poverty

Stephens, Tom ORCID: 0000-0001-6190-8029 (2025) The role of “good jobs” in tackling in-work poverty. British Politics and Policy at LSE (19 Jun 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In the recent past, governments aimed to reduce unemployment by trying to get people “any job”, and at the same time increase the hourly wages of the lowest paying jobs. But that strategy led to people getting stuck in jobs that offered few hours, little flexibility and no potential for advancement. Labour is right to focus on “good jobs” as way out of that trap but, Thomas Stephens warns, this Government ambition needs to be coupled with its Industrial Strategy and deeper reforms to the welfare system.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	?? SCPP ?? School of Public Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2025 14:48
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2025 14:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128682

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