The future of work and devolution in Wales

Jenkins, Jean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-9599 2024. The future of work and devolution in Wales. [Project Report]. TUC. Available at: https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/future-work-and-devolu...

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Abstract

Written by Professor Jean Jenkins of Cardiff Business School, the report sets out the case for the Welsh Government to better use the levers it has to support workers in Wales - through investment in enforcing rights at work, new partnerships with UK labour market enforcement bodies, greater transparency, and training. Professor Jenkins details the challenging realities of work in Wales in an economy characterised by low unemployment but also high rates of economic inactivity, job insecurity and wages that have been stagnant for 15 years. She also highlights the real weaknesses of the current enforcement of legal rights at work in Wales. Just £10.45 is spent on enforcement for each worker and labour market inspectorate bodies’ capacity ranks 27th out 33 OECD countries. The report concludes that a focus on devolving employment rights alone is unlikely to result in significant improvements for workers unless it followed extremely careful planning and was accompanied by increased funding. Professor Jenkins recommends that unions in Wales establish a working group to look at the practicalities of devolving employment rights in detail.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	TUC
Date of Acceptance:	2 January 2024
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2025 15:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175085

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