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Professor Francis Green

Professor Francis GreenFrancis Green is Professor of Labour Economics and Skills Development at the Institute of Education, London University, and is attached to the ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES). He is an Associate of the Centre for Skills Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) and of the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP).  Having conducted extensive work on labour market economics and political economy for many years he has developed unrivalled level of knowledge in his research interests which include the specialist areas of job quality and industrial relations issues, including skills, training, work organisation and working conditions. He has designed and analysed employer surveys including the Skills Survey and the Workplace Employment Relations Survey. As such Professor Green will bring a unique insight to and knowledge of these surveys along with an in-depth understanding of their methodologies and survey design more generally.

In recognition of his expertise Professor Green has been an advisor to the National Skills Task Force, to the European Commission and to the OECD.  He was also a member of and valuable contributor to the SSDA's Expert Panel.  He also conducted research on behalf of the SSDA. He is currently working with European colleagues to design and pilot a survey on skill needs in all European Union countries.

Praxis: Job Quality in Britain
Praxis: Job Quality in Britain
In the last decade job quality has been a prominent issue in policy circles. The vision of “more and better jobs” has been advanced by the British government, and separately by both the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission. Business leaders, at the same time, have called for more skilled workers, while trade unions have been drawing attention to the increasingly demanding and stressful nature of modern workplaces and the need to improve the quality of work life (European Commission, 2008).