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We are deeply sorry to announce that our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Bevan, passed away last night. Steve has been such an important part of so many of our lives over the years – through his work, as a mentor and as a friend – and we will miss him hugely.

The last Parliament has been truly dismal for employment, and today’s figures are the worst that we have seen since the pandemic.

IES Director Tony Wilson sets out five priorities for a new approach to employment support, for whoever wins the next election: based on ambitious objectives, clear entitlements, empowering people, a reformed employment (and careers) service, and new ‘labour market partnerships’ to take this forward.

IES Director Tony Wilson considers the government's announcement of a new task force to address skills and labour shortages and calls for a reformed approach to employment services based on open access to support, a different approach to those out of work, coherent engagement and support for employers, and meaningful partnership and alignment across services.

The construction industry is facing skills shortages that are holding back growth. This research for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) explores attitudes towards awareness of construction careers among potential entrants and those within the industry, and the differences between the two.

Today’s jobs data is very disappointing again. The UK remains pretty much the only country in the developed world where employment is stuck below pre-pandemic rates.

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Zofia Bajorek looks at the issue of fairness at work and calls for employers to review workplace policies and practices to ensure that positive employee wellbeing is supported and maintained.

Duncan Brown considers the government's recently released gender pay gap data, now in it's sixth year of reporting and based on employers with 250 or more employees, comparing men and women’s average pay across each organisation.