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A big juggle: what can employers and policymakers do to support working carers?
21 Aug 2018Sally Wilson offers insight on support for working carers, drawing on findings from IES' evaluation of the Carers in Employment project, on behalf of the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
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Evaluation of the NHS Innovation Accelerator
21 Aug 2018Annette Cox examines IES research evaluating the NHS Innovation Accelerator, which aims to facilitate innovation in the NHS.
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Returning to work after having a child: how families make decisions
20 Aug 2018Reflections on IES research on behalf of the Department for Education considering how families make decisions on returning to work and childcare responsibilities.
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Further decline in EU workers prompts fears of labour shortages
16 Aug 2018What might the fall in numbers of EU workers mean for the UK's labour market, and economy, in the light of Brexit. Jim Hillage considers this decline in the context of low unemployment and high numbers of vacancies across the labour market.
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Skills-, competency-, and capability-based pay: the magic bullet to solve public sector pay (and UK productivity) problems?
15 Aug 2018With new public sector pay deals announced, head of HR consultancy, Duncan Brown, explores possible ways forward without increasing the government deficit.
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IES announces new institute director, Tony Wilson
2 Aug 2018Tony Wilson, currently Director of Policy and Research at the Learning and Work Institute, is set to take up the reins as Director (Chief Executive) of IES in October 2018, upon the retirement of Nigel Meager, who has led the Institute for the past 14 years.
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Sickness absence falls, but is there a sting in the tail?
1 Aug 2018Labour Force Survey data reveal that UK workers have taken a record low number of sick days. Here, Jim Hillage analyses this shift and considers possible explanations for the decline, including a rise in presenteeism.
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Seven ways online platforms have changed how we work
26 Jul 2018The rise of the gig economy and how online platforms have transformed the way that people work. Rosie Gloster reflects on findings from IES' qualitative analysis of the experiences of those working in the gig economy.
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Fifty years of organisational change: a story of process before people?
19 Jul 2018Dan Lucy considers the rapid nature of change facing today's organisations and how organisations might focus on the human dimension of change, rather than the processes, in order to succeed in this fast-paced environment.