News & Press

Jonathan Buzzeo considers the Youth Obligation with a look at IES' evaluation of the DWP's Intensive Activity Programme.

Andrea Broughton writes on recent IES research for the European Parliament looking at precarious employment in Europe and the balance between flexibility and protecting the employment rights and terms and conditions of workers.

Chiara Manzoni on the challenges facing the NHS nursing workforce which suffers from a range of demand-side and supple-side issues.

HRN Flex is a new way to get to know the IES HR Network – the professional membership that offers unrivalled support, research, consultancy and expertise.

Stephen Bevan introduces some potential areas of future research for IES and for the HR community as a whole. He cites five possible areas of study for research projects and invites readers to get involved with their thoughts on the future of HR thinking and practice.

A summary of IES news. Details of current working projects as detailed in HR Insight 22 newsletter.

A summary of recent HR research papers by the Institute for Employment Studies. The recent papers look at topics such as presenteeism, HR and OD capability in local authorities and older workers.

Amanda Callen, IES Senior Research Fellow, considers the relationship between total reward and employee engagement. Citing a recent IES evidence-based review for NHS Employers, Amanda offers a look at how the complex reward-engagement relationship can be overcome in a bespoke, carefully investigated total reward strategy.