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Rosie Gloster considers how flexible working is managed in organisations. As ‘flexism’ makes the headlines, what can be done to ensure that flexibility works in practice?

What role should HR take in preventing or mitigating an ethical crisis? Stephen Bevan considers what HR has learned from the 2008 financial crash and whether HR should act as the moral compass of an organisation.

What might the fall in numbers of EU workers mean for the UK's labour market, and economy, in the light of Brexit. Jim Hillage considers this decline in the context of low unemployment and high numbers of vacancies across the labour market.

With new public sector pay deals announced, head of HR consultancy, Duncan Brown, explores possible ways forward without increasing the government deficit.

Labour Force Survey data reveal that UK workers have taken a record low number of sick days. Here, Jim Hillage analyses this shift and considers possible explanations for the decline, including a rise in presenteeism.

The rise of the gig economy and how online platforms have transformed the way that people work. Rosie Gloster reflects on findings from IES' qualitative analysis of the experiences of those working in the gig economy.

Dan Lucy considers the rapid nature of change facing today's organisations and how organisations might focus on the human dimension of change, rather than the processes, in order to succeed in this fast-paced environment.

Over the past fifty years the Institute has monitored the state of the youth labour market which, during that time, has changed more dramatically than almost any other aspect of UK employment. Here, Jim Hillage, considers the latest data on youth transitions and the significance of World Youth Skills Day.