The social and economic impact of large-scale job losses

IFF has just completed a study commissioned by The Work Foundation to involving 300 interviews amongst former MG Rover workers.

The project aims to understand how the loss of employment at Longbridge has affected former MG Rover workers, their families and their neighbourhoods. It examines the processes of adjustment and change using a holistic approach. This approach includes looking at loss of job and subsequent work trajectories, the impacts on household's income, well-being, migration and commuting as well as the wider 'ripple effect' for their neighbourhoods. The project is funded by ESRC.

For more information on this project, contact: David Vivian, Director

For more information on The Work Foundation, visit:
http://www.theworkfoundation.com

For more information on ESRC, visit: http://www.esrc.ac.uk