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Clarity must be the order of the day for business in Brexit negotiations
31 May 2017Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, outlines the priorities put forward by businesses for the government's Brexit negotiations.
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Mind the (gender pay) gap: will gender pay reporting make any difference?
5 Apr 2017Duncan Brown considers what employers can do to really make a difference to the gender pay gap.
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Silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion: reflections on teachers working longer
14 Mar 2017Annette Cox highlights six key points from IES research into practices that can help older teachers continue working until later in life.
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Women, work and caring: unspoken expectations and stifled careers
8 Mar 2017Sally Wilson reflects on IES research into working carers and, on International Women's Day 2017, considers cultural expectations around caring roles and gender.
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An opportunity to be bold for gender pay equality
8 Mar 2017On International Women's Day 2017, Catherine Rickard urges organisations to view gender pay reporting as an opportunity to tackle inequality and promote change.
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Older women at work: doubly disadvantaged?
8 Mar 2017On International Women's Day 2017, Rosa Marvell considers the experience of older women in the labour market and why we need to act to support them.
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Should HR focus more on prioritisation?
6 Mar 2017Writing on the publication of our 2017 Perspectives on HR report, Peter Reilly considers the need for HR functions to prioritise their efforts and resources as teams report the challenge of having too much demanded of them.
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Build bridges not walls, inclusion over diversity
3 Feb 2017Dr Duncan Brown considers diversity and inclusion policies and the role that HR can play in supporting a sustained approach towards diversity and gender equality.
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Two cheers for the PM's focus on mental health at work
9 Jan 2017Professor Stephen Bevan responds to the announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May that the government will carry out a review into workplace mental health support.
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Brexit, population ageing and nursing shortages: A perfect storm?
20 Dec 2016Rachel Marangozov discusses her new research, which finds that Brexit and a growing population of over-85s could leave some English NHS trusts more reliant on nurses from outside the EU.