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Are apprenticeships the way out of this recession?
2 Jul 2020With the government announcing that every young person will be given the chance of an apprenticeship or work placement, Becci Newton takes a closer look at the evolving apprenticeship system and questions if it is enough to offer young people a route out of recession.
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What are the long-term impacts for people who graduate into a recession?
29 Jun 2020In her latest blog, Becci Newton considers the career prospects for graduates entering the labour market in a Covid-19 recession.
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Six tests for the government’s not-a-budget next month
26 Jun 2020IES Director Tony Wilson sets out six tests for the government’s non-budget next month
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Parents, the pandemic and the perfect storm?
26 Jun 2020In a guest-authored blog, Dr Jasmine Kelland considers how many parents are re-evaluating their work life balance as a consequence of their experience during the pandemic - and the challenges this presents to the HR function in a post-lockdown landscape.
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We need to start using the C word! Why career guidance needs to be at the heart of our response to Covid-19
25 Jun 2020Guest blog author Professor Tristram Hooley considers why career guidance needs to be at the heart of a post Covid-19 labour market response.
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What’s going on with the unemployment data?
23 Jun 2020Tony Wilson tries to explain the differences between the record rises in the claimant count and absence of any increase in the official measure of unemployment
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Informal care & employment in ‘Lockdown’ – Are we doing enough to help?
12 Jun 2020In National Carers week Dr Zofia Bajorek reflects on the impact that the Covid-19 lockdown has had on the wellbeing and employment outcomes informal carers and how any lessons learnt should be sustained in the next phases of economic recovery and the ‘return to the new normal’.
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Racial inequality in the labour market has persisted for decades – we all have to play a part in addressing it
9 Jun 2020Tony Wilson sets out the multiple ways in which racial discrimination still mark the labour market and reflects on what we can all do to address this.
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Cut taxes or spend more? Tackling unemployment at next month’s Budget
4 Jun 2020Tony Wilson considers ways in which the Chancellor could use a July budget to boost jobs, arguing that whilst cuts to National Insurance for existing staff could help, they are only part of the solution.
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Organisation re-design – HR’s role in reshaping for the future
1 Jun 2020As organisations seek to re-establish more 'normal' operations, Ed Griffin looks at the critical role HR has to play, in helping to develop more effective and viable organisational models for the future.