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New year, same old problem: Low reward, engagement and productivity
26 Jan 2016Duncan Brown digs into the UK’s productivity and engagement problems. Why is it happening and what can be done to resolve the current engagement 'crisis'?
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How are employers attracting the right graduates?
8 Dec 2015Wendy Hirsh explores the latest findings on what employers are doing to ensure they recruit the right graduates.
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Some questions to ask yourself on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 Dec 2015On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Catherine Rickard highlights some important questions organisations should be asking themselves.
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Five reasons for the death of an HR practice
24 Nov 2015Penny Tamkin suggests five HR tendencies that can shift what appears to be a popular people management practice to one that is unpopular.
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Is work getting worse, and worse for the workers?
24 Nov 2015Several articles in this issue are linked to an underlying theme of work, health and wellbeing. Indeed, the related questions of how work affects people’s wellbeing (for good or ill) and of how people’s wellbeing affects their performance at work, are of growing interest to both policymakers and employers and have been an increasing part of the Institute’s work portfolio for several years.
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Vocational Education Research at IES
24 Nov 2015In the summer of 2015, a plan for ‘Creating a more prosperous nation’ was presented to Parliament, outlining major policy initiatives for both the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and HM Treasury to help reduce the productivity gap between the UK and other G7 countries. In order to answer questions raised by the new policy direction, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills funded the new Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER), a multi-year research programme. The Centre aims to become a world-class research hub with the potential to generate a step-change in our understanding of the nature, significance and potential contribution of VET to individuals and the wider economy.
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IES Honorary Fellowship launch
24 Nov 2015This Autumn, IES will be launching our Honorary Fellows programme.
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The difference managers can make to workplace health
23 Nov 2015The importance of the role of line managers in employee wellbeing and health has been highlighted by guidelines recently published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which were underpinned by an evidence review from IES.