Members who are interested in the health and social effects of job insecurity and work intensification might wish to attend the JIWIS conference at Queen's College, Cambridge on September 9, 1999. Speakers will include Kate Purcell, Frank Wilkinson and Brendan Burchell. The conference sessions will be introduced by Lord Eatwell, Will Hutton, Margaret Prosser,Richard Sennett, Oliver James and Simon Deakin. More information can be obtained from The Conference Website: www.cbr.cam.ac.uk/jiwis The Conference Secretary: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 01223 335244 Fax: 01223 335768 SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The evidence suggests that job insecurity has spread throughout the 1990s, particularly amongst professional workers. The findings from industry-wide surveys commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation also indicate that, over the past five years, there has been a marked increase in the intensity of work. The conference will address the impact of these developments on individuals, their families, the workplace and the long-term health of the British economy. The conference will provide an up-to-the-minute review of current research on flexibility, job insecurity and work intensification. It will be structured around five sessions devoted to the following questions: * Why are jobs more insecure? * Does just-in-time labour mean flexible contracts or flexible workers * Does job insecurity entail a 'new workplace morality'? * How does workplace stress affect individual health & family relationships? * How can corporate responsibility and effective partnership be secured? *** Dr. David Ladipo School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Nottingham NG7 2RD United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 115 9515420 Fax: +44 (0) 115 9515232
