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Fighting for fair work? The limits of voluntary engagement [Commentary]

Jenkins, Jean ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-9599, Blakely, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6188-0692 and Davies, Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-625X 2026. Fighting for fair work? The limits of voluntary engagement [Commentary]. Employee Relations 10.1108/er-01-2026-0003

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Abstract

This article is a short commentary on the nature of Fair Work and the part it can play in the struggle to improve workers' conditions. The discussion considers Wales as well as Scotland, and also references Fair Work Charters in England, in its exploration of the “fair work project”.

Item Type: Short Communication
Date Type: Published Online
Status: In Press
Schools: Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Schools > School of Social and Spatial Sciences
Research Institutes & Centres > Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
Additional Information: RRS policy applied
Publisher: Emerald
ISSN: 0142-5455
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 23 September 2026
Date of Acceptance: 21 July 2026
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2026 08:45
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/189525

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