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Labour Market Statistics, September 2019: Mixed messages overall, but signs of trouble ahead
10 Sep 2019In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, highlighting mixed messages overall and signs of trouble ahead
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What happens when you get a new boss and then your job comes to an end?
5 Sep 2019Ed Griffin reflects on the plight of the rebel Conservative MPs facing a life outside politics and the need for employers and HR professionals to exercise clarity on where duty finishes and compassion begins.
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Spending Round 2019 – comment from Institute for Employment Studies
4 Sep 2019Institute Director Tony Wilson responds to today’s Spending Round announcements
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The end of retirement?
21 Aug 2019In his latest blog, Stephen Bevan delves into the past to find that today's discourse on retirement age echoes that of the 1950s.
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Mental health training for managers? A case of caveat emptor
8 Aug 2019Stephen Bevan and Sally Wilson reflect on the meteoric rise of Mental Health First Aid but question the level of evidence that underpins the initiative.
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‘Operation Preparation’: parallels between the UK’s business and employment planning for Brexit and WWII
5 Aug 2019Many Brexit supporters argue that the UK survived WWII so can thrive after Brexit, Peter Reilly’s latest blog looks at the extent to which this parallel holds water in terms of the business and employment consequences.
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Workforce Planning - the lost (but critical) HR capability?
26 Jul 2019Ed Griffin considers the significant HR challenge surrounding the Johnson government's plans to recruit 20,000 new police officers.
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Nothing has changed? Five priorities for Amber Rudd and a new government
25 Jul 2019Institute Director Tony Wilson highlights five priorities that Amber Rudd, who remains as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, should tackle under the new Boris Johnson-led government.
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Labour Market Statistics, July 2019: Another record breaking month, driven by the self-employed and older workers
16 Jul 2019In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, delivering another record breaking month. However, beneath the headline grabbing statistics there's evidence of big changes in employment trends.
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Career engagement: what more can be done to support career management in the workplace?
10 Jul 2019With the changing nature of work resulting in greater numbers of career changes, Liz Hey and Rosie Gloster consider the ways both employees and employers can improve career engagement in the workplace.