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July Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
11 Jul 2023Today’s figures have perhaps the first signs that higher interest rates may be starting to put the brakes on the economy, with unemployment ticking up to 4%.
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Lifting the lid on the Youth Employment Toolkit: using the right tools for a challenging task
5 Jul 2023IES has supported the development of a new Youth Employment Toolkit from Youth Futures Foundation. Becci Newton explains how the resource is designed to move the dial from identifying the risks facing marginalised young people to supporting them to see better outcomes.
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Youth Employment Toolkit: wage subsidies and youth employment
5 Jul 2023Youth Futures Foundation (YFF) commissioned IES and the Centre for Evidence and Implementation to lead evidence synthesis to inform the development of a Youth Employment Toolkit of effective practices for improving employment outcomes amongst young people, particularly those who face marginalisation in the labour market.
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Shared parental leave is used by high earning professionals and has not been the answer to more equal parenting for most families
3 Jul 2023Findings from the just-released Parental Rights Survey indicate that take-up of shared parental leave entitlement has been low. Rosie Gloster highlights challenges including awareness and affordability when considering why shared parental leave has not been the answer to more equal parenting for most families.
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Taking time off to be a dad: how can new fathers be supported to have a greater role in family life?
3 Jul 2023With the latest Parental Rights Survey indicating that two in five new fathers did not access paid parental leave, Rosie Gloster considers how more new fathers can be supported to take paternity leave.
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Does love win at work? Reflecting on progress towards LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace
28 Jun 2023In support of Pride Day, Billy Campbell reflects on the positive progress made towards improving LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, and considers how LGBTQ+ employees can be better welcomed and supported in order to achieve full equality and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Leadership: what’s it all about?
21 Jun 2023In an extended blog, Stephen Bevan considers the role of leaders and, drawing on personal experience, candidly reflects on his own tenure in several leadership roles over a 40-year career.
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Creative education: new government funding is welcome - but does it go far enough?
19 Jun 2023With the recent government announcement regarding additional support for the creative industries, Joy Williams reflects on IES research indicating that sustained long term funding of creative education has the potential to secure long term partnerships and positive outcomes for young people.
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June Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
13 Jun 2023Today’s jobs figures are broadly positive, with the level of employment finally back to where it was on the eve of the pandemic and with working hours also returning to pre-Covid levels.
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The Budget and the childcare sector
12 Jun 2023In a blog originally written just after the Spring Budget, Daniel Muir draws on Adzuna vacancy data to consider how the major expansion of free childcare to all pre-school children will be sourced by the required additional labour and skills.