Meri Ahlberg
@meriahlberg.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor at Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Interested in employment policy, labour migration, and making cities more liveable.
Interested in employment policy, labour migration, and making cities more liveable.
Reposted by Meri Ahlberg
The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
May 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.
Excellent article calling out the government's failure to address how the visa system drives exploitation and their choice to increase hostility instead.
"Contrary to what this white paper suggests, exploitation doesn’t happen because there are too many of us..."
www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...
"Contrary to what this white paper suggests, exploitation doesn’t happen because there are too many of us..."
www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...
Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers' rights
The government's immigration white paper is a classic case of victim blaming, writes Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre.
www.bigissue.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Excellent article calling out the government's failure to address how the visa system drives exploitation and their choice to increase hostility instead.
"Contrary to what this white paper suggests, exploitation doesn’t happen because there are too many of us..."
www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...
"Contrary to what this white paper suggests, exploitation doesn’t happen because there are too many of us..."
www.bigissue.com/opinion/immi...
Powerful piece by a care worker in response to the immigration changes. I echo her point re the failure to address abuse.
"Meanwhile, nothing said by the Labour government aims to robustly investigate serious abuses we often face by British employers."
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
"Meanwhile, nothing said by the Labour government aims to robustly investigate serious abuses we often face by British employers."
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now…
Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Powerful piece by a care worker in response to the immigration changes. I echo her point re the failure to address abuse.
"Meanwhile, nothing said by the Labour government aims to robustly investigate serious abuses we often face by British employers."
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
"Meanwhile, nothing said by the Labour government aims to robustly investigate serious abuses we often face by British employers."
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Reposted by Meri Ahlberg
New report from us on changes needed in statutory sick pay, written up in the Guardian today. UK has one of the lowest levels of SSP anywhere - £3 an hour for someone in full time work www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov... @joshhalliday.bsky.social
Ministers told to raise sick pay as report says 1.6m would be unable to pay bills
Low-paid workers unwell for four weeks would be in hardship despite changes in employment bill, charity finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
New report from us on changes needed in statutory sick pay, written up in the Guardian today. UK has one of the lowest levels of SSP anywhere - £3 an hour for someone in full time work www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov... @joshhalliday.bsky.social