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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.
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Who’s afraid of evidence-based HR?
3 Jul 2019Ed Griffin reflects on the need for HR practitioners to take their foot off the accelerator and admire the evidence-based landscape, before it vanishes in the rear view mirror.
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Carrot or stick? How are UK employers managing absence?
27 Jun 2019Stephen Bevan considers the latest Department of Work and Pensions survey summary -looking at how employers are managing employee absence, health and wellbeing.
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Do you trust HR (to deliver good work)?
25 Jun 2019Duncan Brown questions if the trust has gone from the HR function and how employers and HR can rebuild a trusting, high performance, high commitment 'ideal'.
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Do you trust HR (to deliver good work)?
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Mind the gender pensions gap too
18 Jun 2019As we move into the third year of compulsory gender pay reporting, Duncan Brown considers the issue of gender gap pensions - excluded from the calculations in the statutory requirement on gender pay reporting and also from considerations of equal pay legislation.
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Labour Market Statistics, June 2019: No news is good news overall, while employment of older people sets new records
11 Jun 2019In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, covering the period February to April - a time when the UK government was in Brexit-induced turmoil.
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Closure at Ford Bridgend – what next for the workforce?
7 Jun 2019Stephen Bevan looks at the impact of Ford closing the Bridgend engine plant and considers necessary mitigating actions and valuable lessons learnt from previous plant closures.