Andy Burnham takes office with a record from Greater Manchester that says a lot about his priorities.
He founded the Good Employment Charter, pushed for a real living wage and has consistently argued that good work, fair pay and prevention are fundamental to both productivity and public health.
That’s a strong signal he’ll place workforce health closer to the centre of economic policy than his predecessors did.
For employers, that’s a positive development. Burnham has long argued that health is shaped as much by the quality of people’s jobs and everyday lives as by the healthcare…
