The Guardian view on dignity at the workplace: good for the economy as well as society

The Guardian view on dignity at the workplace: good for the economy as well as society

Labour must ignore the business lobbies and forge ahead with Angela Rayner’s landmark employment rights billA few years ago, the Harvard professor Michael Sandel used an episode in his Radio 4 series The Public Philosopher to discuss perspectives on the value of work. Canvassing the views of a Dagenham audience ranging from low-paid retail employees to white‑collar professionals, Prof Sandel drew two principal conclusions: work was widely viewed…