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Work Futures Research Centre (WFRC)

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We are an interdisciplinary research and enterprise hub tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the world of paid and unpaid work.

Part of Business, Sociology, social policy and criminology

天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 research covers everything from digital labour to social care, work organisations across the private, public and third sectors, and employees whether on salaries, contracts, or unemployed. The WFRC is coordinated by 4 directors and a steering group of researchers from across a range of University departments.

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Informing policy for the future of work

Future societies and communities
Health and wellbeing
Space
During the Covid-19 pandemic, office workers had to migrate from the office to work from home.

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Centre for Research on Work and Organisations

We are a hub for research-active staff from the Department of Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour. We respond critically to academic, policy and practitioner debates around a broad range of work and organisations-related issues.

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We welcome enquiries.
workfutures@soton.ac.uk