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In the light of the new Labour government's pledge to make flexible working the default, Astrid Allen looks at how this could be possible for the NHS, and what the benefits could be.

Claudia Plowden Roberts examines the approaches and strategies of the Paris 2024 Paralymics, how these have improved awareness and perceptions of disability, and potential lessons and benefits for employers and employees.

Today’s labour market data (covering the period April to June, so immediately pre-election) sees a slight improvement on the very poor figures over recent months.

Kyla Ellis examines current attitudes and political policy in relation to carers and how with the change in government there is an opportunity for improvements, including the role of employers in this process.

The first jobs data of this Parliament lays bare the scale of the challenges facing the new Labour government.

Astrid Allen summarises the findings from a two-year action research programme to introduce flexibility into frontline roles and evaluate its impact, on both the individual and the organisation.

Kate Alexander explores what party manifestos tell us about the current direction of travel around employment rights by identifying which policy levers are ‘in’ and which are ‘out’ in 2024.

With just over a week to go before the General Election, Nita Clarke OBE, the Director of the Involvement and Participation Association and Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect trade union, consider the current state of industrial relations in the UK and look ahead to the much-needed reforms of the labour market that any new government will need to address.