Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC) We are committed to the critically engaged study of issues of equality, diversity and inclusion in employment, guided by principles of social justice.
24 May 2022 Equal Parenting Project announces the winners of the inaugural Working Dads Employers Awards 2022 Awards were announced to to celebrate organisations that promote the role of fathers in driving gender equality in the workplace
06 December 2021 New Managers Report on COVID-19 and Flexible Working from the Equal Parenting Project This report is based on data collected in summer 2021 and is part of a broader research series begun at the start of the first UK lockdown in spring 2020.
28 May 2021 Tony Dobbins wins a POST Fellowship Professor Tony Dobbins is awarded a fellowship as part of POST's Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme.
28 May 2021 Moving into work: Exploring how young disabled people are transitioning from education to work Postgraduate Researcher Emma Partlow will be undertaking a secondment as part of winning the ESRC IAA ABC funding award.
10 March 2021 Building Back Better Workplaces Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC) sponsors Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Growth Through People Campaign 2021 sharing expertise with local business for building back better workplaces.
01 March 2021 Managing flexible working post-pandemic Dr Dan Wheatley's blog article on Managing flexible working post-pandemic, part of the Growth Through People Campaign
10 February 2021 Chamber leadership campaign secures first headline sponsor The University of Birmingham's Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC) is backing the month-long Growth Through People Campaign, which concludes with a conference on 30 March.
24 November 2020 HMRC scheme covers cost of homeworking, so why is it not put into practice? By Dr Sarah Forbes and Dr Holly Birkett, Co-directors of the Equal Parenting Project.
16 November 2020 Remote work and worker well-being during the pandemic Remote work and worker well-being during the pandemic, blog by Dr Daniel Wheatley
16 November 2020 Sophie Sinclair: Employee feedback is the best source for ascertaining wellbeing priorities Sophie Sinclair: Employee feedback is the best source for ascertaining wellbeing priorities
16 October 2020 UN general assembly: why virtual meetings make it hard for diplomats to trust each other Can virtual interactions still provide sufficient cues and nuances for trusting bonds to be maintained and even develop?
30 September 2020 Neve Isaeva wins prestigious award Dr Neve Isaeva recently received the Highly Commended winner of the 2020 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Human Resource Management category