In the run-up to the launch of the Members’ Tier of the Charter, we have taken a deep dive into understanding the seven characteristics of good employment. As this Charter exists for all organisations regardless of size or sector, we have taken great care to understand the characteristics in the context of different employers. This has been done in an effort to make inclusive criteria that accounts for challenges and limitations across sector and size.

The Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Supporters’ Network, the first of its kind in the UK, has launched with more than 60 businesses signing up to the aims of the Charter. 

The Greater Manchester Independent Prosperity Review, launched earlier this year, found that wages have fallen by 6.6% in real terms between 2006 and 2016 for the average worker in the city-region, in a labour market which has seen a rise in unstable and low-paid work.