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The labour market past and future: fifty years of IES insights
31 May 2018We have offered insights on employment and human resource management for fifty years. In this blog, Jim Hillage considers the challenges of forecasting changes in the labour market and of making informed judgements on the future of work.
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Committing to employee mental health and wellbeing: where can employers start?
17 May 2018Sally Wilson offers insights on how employers can best approach and navigate mental health campaigns and workplace initiatives to deliver improved employee psychological and mental wellbeing.
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Is wellbeing a missing link in our search for productivity growth?
15 May 2018What are the links between employee mental and psychological wellbeing and productivity? Stephen Bevan reflects on IES research on behalf of EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation.
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Apprenticeship Levy: is it working?
6 Apr 2018Is the Apprenticeship Levy in crisis? Becci Newton reflects on progress made in the Levy's first year and offers her insight on the key challenges facing apprenticeships and technical education in the future, including employer engagement and the development of Apprenticeship Standards.
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External market pay and internal job evaluation: is a hybrid approach emerging?
3 Apr 2018Article highlights how UK approaches to base pay setting, unlike North America, are seeing something of a compromise between the two main methods - job evaluation and market pay levels.
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IES evaluation identifies key success factors in supporting adoption of healthcare innovations in the NHS
14 Mar 2018New research outlines key conditions for success in scaling healthcare innovations, identified through an IES evaluation of a national accelerator - the NHS Innovation Accelerator.
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What can HR learn from the NHS?
2 Mar 2018Peter Reilly, IES principal associate, considers what HR functions and HR teams can learn from the NHS, GPs and the commissioning process.