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As we move into the third year of compulsory gender pay reporting, Duncan Brown considers the issue of gender gap pensions - excluded from the calculations in the statutory requirement on gender pay reporting and also from considerations of equal pay legislation.

Reflections from Tony Wilson, IES Director, on this month's ONS labour market statistics.

In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, covering the period February to April - a time when the UK government was in Brexit-induced turmoil.

Stephen Bevan looks at the impact of Ford closing the Bridgend engine plant and considers necessary mitigating actions and valuable lessons learnt from previous plant closures.

With the dust settling on another successful IES HR Directors' Retreat, facilitator Duncan Brown reflects on the key points and themes of both the HR thought leaders and leading practitioners in attendance.

Emma Pollard reflects on the impact of student finance and considers what reforms are needed to ensure a better understanding of the complex student finance system.

Zofia Bajorek's new blog reflects on the urgent steps needed to tackle obesity discrimination in the workplace

The research, first presented at the 2019 European Association for the Study of Obesity conference, looks to enhance workplace practice surrounding a condition that many believe has reached epidemic proportion and is of global concern.