Theos Report on the Rise of Insecure and Lone Working and the Search for Mutual Bonds

A new report from Theos has been published:

Tim Thorlby, The Ties That Bind: The Rise of Insecure and Lone Working and the Search for Mutual Bonds (London: Theos, 2024).

This is the first report in Theos’ Work Shift series, exploring how a renewed focus on the relational elements of work could improve the labour market.’

According to the blurb:

‘This report draws together evidence on the health and social impacts of two significant trends transforming the labour market in the UK – the rise of lone working and the rise of insecure work – to argue that a loss of mutuality in the workplace has made millions of us both poor and ill. More than half of the UK workforce now work alone for all or part of the week, while nearly one in five UK workers are now in insecure work – over half of whom are in work that is both insecure and low paid.

‘The report draws upon Christian thinking to argue that greater attention to “the ties that bind” is needed to ensure that increasingly flexible working arrangements can also be dignified, fair, well-connected and healthy.’

A pdf of the full report is available here.