Listen: UofG Spotlight - Work, Ageing and the Employment Rights Act
Published: 12 February 2026
12 February 2026: This week, UofG Spotlight podcast host Professor Kezia Dugdale is joined by Professor Kathleen Riach and Professor Melanie Simms from the University of Glasgow, to talk about work, ageing and the Employment Rights Act.
12 February 2026: This week, UofG Spotlight podcast host Professor Kezia Dugdale is joined by Professor Kathleen Riach and Professor Melanie Simms from the University of Glasgow, to talk about work, ageing and the Employment Rights Act.
In the latest episode of the UofG Spotlight podcast, we're discussing work, ageing and the Employment Rights Act.
Professor Kathleen Riach takes us through her recent research on work and ageing, looking at what it means to become older in work, whether policymakers and employers are doing enough to support people and what impacts how ‘old’ we feel.
Then Professor Melanie Simms discusses the details, politics and implications of the Employment Rights Act, which recently received Royal Assent in Westminster. She talks about how the changes could impact workers and employers, and what it means for collective rights and the trade unions.
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First published: 12 February 2026