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  • Hidden voices and disengagement: the gift of learning from political earthquakes

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Callen A | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    What can organisations learn from 2016's politics about listening to employees and avoiding disengagement? Amanda Callen writes in IES Perspectives on HR 2017.

  • Talent management: responding to uncertainty

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Hirsh W | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Wendy Hirsh writes in IES Perspectives on HR 2017, considering the role of talent management in uncertain times and in a changing landscape of work.

  • Supporting employee financial wellbeing

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Rickard C | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Catherine Rickard's 2017 Perspectives on HR essay outlines the issue of employee financial wellbeing and offers practical guidance on the support that employers can offer.

  • Dementia-friendly workplaces

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Bevan S | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    In this essay from IES Perspectives on HR 2017, Stephen Bevan considers the growing need for organisations to create dementia-friendly workplaces.

  • Talkin' 'bout my generation: just what does age and the ageing workforce mean for HR?

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Brown D | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Duncan Brown, Head of HR Consultancy, offers his contribution to 2017's Perspectives on HR series of essays. In the context of an ageing workforce and growing concerns over intergenerational differences in the workplace, Duncan discusses the practical implications for HR.

  • Work... but not as we know it

    IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Tamkin P | Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Penny Tamkin, editor of the IES Perspectives on HR 2017 series of essays, offers her own take on the year ahead, considering new forms of work and the rise of the Uber and gig economies.

  • Darkening skies? IES Perspectives on HR 2017

    Mar 2017 | Institute for Employment Studies

    In acknowledgement of current turbulent times, the Institute has published a collection of articles addressing today’s pressing issues for organisations. Pulling together existing research and their own insights and experiences from working with organisations, the team of researchers and consultants have offered their reflections on how leaders and HR practitioners can successfully navigate the imminent challenges.

  • Young people in low level vocational education: characteristics, trajectories and labour market outcomes

    De Coulon A, Hedges S, Nafilyan V, Speckesser S | Mar 2017 | Centre for Vocational Education Research

    This report engages with the ongoing debate around young people's transitions from school to work and offers insights on the biographies and labour market outcomes of learners in low level vocational education.

  • Accelerated degrees in higher education: Case study report

    Huxley C, Green M, Swift S, Pollard E | Mar 2017 | Department for Education

    This report presents the findings of case studies conducted by IES on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2016, which aimed to present a picture of how accelerated degrees were currently being delivered in the UK and identify examples of good practice.

  • Accelerated degrees in higher education: Literature review

    Pollard E, Hadjivassiliou K, Swift S, Green M | Mar 2017 | Department for Education

    This literature review considers undergraduate accelerated degrees and aims to establish whether such degrees are an alternative and flexible mode of study.