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Stephen Bevan considers the merits of multi-year pay deals as a potential method of matching wages with potentially long term volatile inflation during a growing cost of living crisis.

To coincide with an article she co-authored on mindfulness as a ‘team’ activity, IES Principal Research Fellow Dr Alison Carter argues for employers to consider more social based wellbeing initiatives.

Rosie Gloster highlights the challenges employers and government face in tackling the participation crisis among older people and details new research, which provides an insight into the types of government action and workplace practices that might offer solutions.

Stephen Bevan highlights the urgent need for self employed construction workers to have improved access to mental health services and support, and makes recommendations on how this could be delivered to make it more accessible to this hard to reach group of workers.

IES researchers detail their evaluation of two new projects, aimed at widening participation in STEM subjects and improving pupil's language and literacy skills.

Hot desking is here to stay for many post pandemic workplaces. Astrid Allen reflects on its chequered reputation and shares recommendations for how employers can make the transition work well for all staff.

Anneka Dawson, Ceri Williams and Lucy Stokes assess how effective text messaging interventions are at improving children’s literacy skills and how these interventions might be used in the future.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Zofia Bajorek considers the role of work and employers in tackling employee loneliness, and cautions against the health consequences of loneliness that could arise from new ways of working.