Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

The Taylor Review, led by RSA Chief Executive Matthew Taylor, argues that all work in the UK economy should be fair and decent with realistic scope for development and fulfilment.

Good work matters for several reasons:

• Despite the important contribution of the living wage and the benefit system, fairness demands that we ensure people, particularly those on lower incomes, have routes to progress in work, have the opportunity to boost their earning power, and are treated with respect and decency at work.
• While having employment is itself vital to people’s health and well-being, the quality of people’s work is also a major factor in helping people to stay healthy and happy, something which benefits them and serves the wider public interest.
• Better designed work that gets the best out of people can make an important contribution to tackling our complex challenge of low productivity.
• We should, as a matter of principle, want the experience of work to match the aspirations we have for modern citizenship; that people feel they are respected, trusted and enabled and expected to take responsibility.
• The pace of change in the modern economy, and particularly in technology and the development of new business models, means we need a concerted approach to work which is both up to date and responsive and based on enduring principles of fairness.

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