THE 2021 FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
RUNNING 1-30 NOVEMBER 2021
RUNNING 1-30 NOVEMBER 2021
Online webinar event -
Introductions and welcome – Prof. Searle
Talk 1: Living wages – Where we have been & why WOP science matters – Dr. McWha
Talk 2: Why do managers of SMEs seek voluntary living wage accreditation? – Dr. Werner
Talk 3: The psychological consequences of economic vulnerability: A German perspective – Dr. Klug and Dr. Selenko
Talk 4: Living Wages, Decent Work, and Need Satisfaction: Dr. Hopfgartner & Dr. Seubert
Talk 5: Cultural skills as drivers of decency in decent work: Dr. Saxena,
Q&A session
Short break
Serious game – new way of knowledge exchange –Prof. Searle & Dr. McWha
Wrap-up event
The event would be recorded, subtitles added and these talks hosted on the EAWOP impact incubator’s YouTube site.
Workers from marginalized and vulnerable groups have been struck hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, precarious contracts and working conditions increasing their exposure to the virus. This webinar links to a European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology’s special issue on living wages, to reveal how WOP research can contribute to societal grand challenges such as poverty and inequality. The topic of living wages is pertinent for all workers especially those involved in informal and precarious work, regardless of contexts and country. Through 5 short talks the latest WOP conceptual, methodological and empirical work in this area will be showcased, to raise practical questions, and help inform new research agenda.
Those attending this event will gain insight into the WOP science of living wages, with 5 short talks that will show how WOP science is expanding knowledge of the impact and consequences of low paid work on workers, organisations and societies. They will have a preview of the new serious game that can be used to raise awareness of low paid work and the experiences for workers and organisations.
The event is led by Prof Rosalind Searle, (EAWOP Impact Incubator director and University of Glasgow, UK)
The speakers will include:
Dr. McWha-Hermann (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Dr. Andrea Werner (Middlesex University, UK)
Dr. Katharina Klug (University of Breman, Germany) and Dr. Eva Selenko (Loughborough University, UK)
Dr. Lisa Hopfgartner (Leopold-Franzens-University, Austria)
Dr. Christian Seubert (Leopold-Franzens-University, Austria)
Dr. Mahima Saxena, (University of Nebraska Omaha, United States)
Open to all
The topic of living wages is pertinent for all workers especially those involved in informal and precarious work, regardless of contexts and country.
