Introduction – Dr Katy Jones, IEP Journal Guest Editor and Reader (Associate Professor) in Employment, and Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Lessons from supported employment models: The value of placing job quality centre-stage – Stephen Bevan, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies, UK

Universal Credit and Good Jobs: What role for employer engagement? – Anne Green, Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI, University of Birmingham | Paul Sissons, Professor of Regional Economic Development and Policy, Keele Business School, Keele University, UK

Can ‘activating’ employers through employability programmes and social procurement lead to good work? – Dr Anne Daguerre, Reader in Social Justice, School of Business and Law, University of Brighton, UK | Professor Jo Ingold BSC, MA, PHD, FIEP, FHEA, FRSA, Professor of Business, Peter Faber Business School, Australian Catholic University | Dr Sean Vincent, BSC, MA, PHD, Research Fellow, University of Brighton, UK | Qian Yi Lee | Amir Paz-Fuchs

Supporting people into good jobs, not just any jobs: The small business case – Emelia Quist, Head of Policy Research, Federation of Small Businesses

Rebuilding the career ladder for Australian youth – Dr Lisa Fowkes, Director, Employment Programs, Social Ventures Australia

Jobs that Work: Job designing the way to better work – Astrid (Flowers) Allen BA Hons, Assoc CIPD, Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies | Jane Mansour MA, MRes, ReAct Programme Director, Institute for Employment Studies

Contrasting philosophies: Government’s ‘Any Job’ vs. University’s ‘person-centred’ approach to employability – Ashleigh Dawson, Graduate Opportunities Manager, Manchester Metropolitan University

Building on the legacy of the Kickstart Scheme – Hannah Brayson, Youth Employment Manager, Clarion Futures | Victoria Whittle, Head of Jobs and Training, Clarion Futures

Getting it right is different for each of us: Supporting good jobs for women through the GRoW programme – Liz Sewell FIEP, Director, Belina GRoW CIC

Supporting veterans into good jobs: Lessons from research on the UK public employment service – Professor Lisa Scullion PhD, FAcSS, Professor of Social Policy, University of Salford

Letters to the Editor: My Experience on the Kickstart Programme – Elsi-May Carroll, Co-Production Apprentice, Blackpool Council

Letter to the Editor – Dave Rohman, Active Lives Development Manager, Active Blackpool

Embedding Good Work and Employment Rights in Employability – Fiona Christie, Senior lecturer (career development and employability) | Ria Deakin, Senior lecturer (human resource management) | Eileen Cunningham, Senior lecturer (business psychology) | Katy Jones, Reader (Associate Professor) in Employment | Department of People and Performance and Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University

Moving people into good work: The role of good employment charters – Carol Halford, Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter

Holistic partnership support is needed for great jobs – Joe McKenzie, Programme Manager, Better Connect

A five-star, gold plated career service and fair work for West Yorkshire – Anika Gilbert, Policy Officer, Employment & Skills, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Good Work for Young People: How can the Employability Sector help? – Henry Foulkes, Policy and Public Affairs Lead, ERSA

Idleness, The Five Giants, A New Beveridge Report, Jones and Kumar (2022) Agenda Publishing – Anita Houghton MIEP MAODE, Project Manager, IEP