A research report commissioned by the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) reveals that ‘good jobs’ could help reverse the cost of workplace conflict within Northern Ireland , which burdens employers and the local economy with a staggering £1billion in costs per year. Over 100 delegates attended the ‘Building a Business Case for Good Jobs’ research report launch at the LRA where its authors, Professor Chris Warhurst and Dr Emily Erickson from Warwick Institute for Employment Research, demonstrated the links between good jobs and increased innovation, productivity, and employee health and wellbeing. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The key finding was that positive employee engagement and wellbeing is mutually beneficial for both workers and business performance. Opening the event, the Minister for the Economy, Conor Murphy reiterated one of his four key priorities, as part of his Economic Vision, is to create ‘good jobs.’ He said: “Providing workers and their families with a decent, secure income is an important aim in its own right.
What this research demonstrates is that good jobs also contributes to other economic and social objectives, such as improving productivity, and promoting physical and mental health.” The Minister went on to announce that his Department is adopting the Carnegie Framework as its definition of ‘good jobs’. Adv.
