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Job quality: a route to healthier working lives
2 Dec 2024Jonny Gifford reflects on IES’ latest research into the links between job quality and health in the UK.
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A snapshot of the UK employment indicators
27 Nov 2024Nick Litsardopoulos takes an in depth look into recent political turbulence, technological change and legislation relating to employment, and how these, among other factors, have had an impact on the current UK labour market.
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Get Britain Working: a welcome approach to fixing the employment support system
26 Nov 2024With the White Paper just published, Becci Newton considers the new government plans to reform the employment support system and 'Get Britain Working'.
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Returning to work after cancer: the growing role of HR in employee support
21 Nov 2024Dr Zofia Bajorek summarises the findings from IES and Working With Cancer's recent research into how cancer patients returning to work are currently supported, and best policies and practice moving forward.
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Labour Market Statistics, November 2024
12 Nov 2024IES analysis of this month's Labour Market Statistics.
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Career guidance practitioners’ attitudes to construction
23 Oct 2024In this guest blog post, Professor Tristram Hooley reflects on the main findings from research into career guidance practitioners’ attitudes to construction and explores what the implications might be for careers practice.
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How AI and emerging technologies are shaping the UK job market
1 Oct 2024In a blog originally published by Adzuna, Nick Litsardopoulos examines the rapid rise in Ai technology, its impact on jobs and job market, and how it fits into the historical context of ever-changing work and employment patterns.
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Reforming employment status: understanding the ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’
26 Sep 2024Duncan Brown explores in depth the urgent need for reform in employment status to address the 'grey area' between employee and self-employed, and to ensure that workers are entitled to the appropriate rights and benefits.
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Maximising the impact of employment advisers through workforce development: research from the ReAct partnership
19 Sep 2024This research looks at how employment advisors at Restart, who work with the long-term unemployed to help them return to work, can best be supported in terms recruitment, retention and professional development.
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IES Trials Unit: reflections as we embrace year three
16 Sep 2024The IES Trials Unit has the goal of providing evidence for policy and practice in the education and employment arenas. As the Unit goes into year three, Dr Susie Bamford and Dr Alexandra Nancarrow reflect on what has been achieved to date, current projects and future plans.