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Risk Management with a smile! Getting an early start on health and safety
23 Nov 2015‘You’re never too young to learn about health and safety’ according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which aims to make European workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. IES recently carried out an evaluation of EU-OSHA’s ongoing ‘Napo for Teachers’ initiative, developed with the aim of promoting basic health and safety knowledge to primary school children.
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Growing entrepreneurship: is it good for the workers?
16 Nov 2015During Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nigel Meager looks at what the rise in self-employment might mean for job quality.
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India and the UK: a golden opportunity?
11 Nov 2015Sam Swift casts an eye on the Indian labour market, and ponders where the world's second biggest country is heading.
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Just published: major study of the changing graduate recruitment practices of UK employers
6 Nov 2015The IES and HECSU report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has been published.
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Workplace stress: an ongoing issue
5 Nov 2015On National Stress Awareness Day, Sally Wilson considers current initiatives with a bearing on the stresses of working life.
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Heightism: an unacknowledged bias?
13 Oct 2015Dilys Robinson debates whether height discrimination should be more recognised in the workplace, and even feature in diversity and inclusion policies.
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Universities and student mental health: how are universities coping with soaring demand?
9 Oct 2015On the eve of World Mental Health Day, Matthew Williams and Emma Pollard outline IES findings of universities' support for students with mental health problems.
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It's the job, stupid!
5 Oct 2015Peter Reilly considers the important factors behind employee motivation, and the role of HR in fostering a motivating working environment.
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Work-life balance - a win-win situation
29 Sep 2015How can employers and individuals foster good work-life balance? Andrea Broughton considers the challenge set by National Work Life Week.
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In Brief and Around IES
22 Sep 2015