IER News & blogs
Are green jobs in Scotland inclusive?
Chris Warhurst, Jamelia Harris and Jeisson Cardenas Rubio of IER along with Strathclyde University colleague Pauline Anderson have published an article in a special issue of the . Using data from Scotland, their article ‘ presents mixed findings.
IER director at Global Labour Markets Conference
In February IER Director, Chris Warhurst, was an invited speaker at in the in Riyadh. It is a new, annual event involving the World Bank, ILO and United Nations, global trade union organisations and C-suite business leaders. Chris participated in two sessions, the first a presidential style ‘gloves off’ debate about skills and AI and the second presenting ±õ·¡¸é’s work on green jobs and a just transition.
Futures of Green Skills and Jobs
The transition towards greener and more sustainable economies will have a significant impact on the EU labour market and skill needs will change. In order to understand the potential future outcomes, and anticipate their potential policy implications, a foresight Deep Dive has been carried out.
Implications for jobs and skills from the green transition
±õ·¡¸é’s Peter Dickinson was part of a team of experts that presented scenarios for green jobs and skills at a workshop on the "Futures of Green Skills and Jobs Activities: Scenarios and R&I Policy Implications."
New research on green and hydrogen jobs in the Midlands
A produced by IER's Jeisson Cardenas Rubio, Jamelia Harris and Chris Warhurst presents findings from an analysis of green and hydrogen jobs in the Midlands.
The study utilised data from the Labour Force Survey and the IER database of online job vacancy postings. It distinguished three types of green jobs.