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Slides: IES HR Directors' Retreat 2023
Growing the future workforce
Wilson T, Foot C, Stevenson R, Clark M, Slattery D | Oct 2023 | Institute for Employment StudiesWhat can and should HR be doing to develop the workforce in the face of a rapidly shifting landscape?
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Workforce Integration and Inclusion in London’s growth sectors
Analysis Project for the Workforce Integration Network and Skills Academy’s team
Giles L, Sissons P, Carey H, Subosa M, Newton B | Mar 2023 | Greater London AuthorityFor this research Work Advance in partnership with IES was commissioned by the Greater London Authority to explore what could be done to support Londoners, from diverse backgrounds, to “get in and on in work”, especially those under-represented in certain sectors.
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The importance of planning in an uncertain world
Lucy D | May 2022 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper highlights three key reasons why workforce planning is critical right now for businesses and HR teams attempting to successfully navigate the tight labour market.
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Career development in organisations to navigate changes in work and skills
IES Perspectives on HR 2021
Hirsh W | Mar 2021 | Institute for Employment StudiesWendy Hirsh examines the challenges of career development for employees and their employing organisations against the backdrop of pre-existing trends and changes, amplified by the business and employment disruption of the pandemic.
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The UK workforce in context: challenges and opportunities
Wilson T | Mar 2021 | Institute for Employment StudiesResources from the presentation: The UK workforce in context: challenges and opportunities by Tony Wilson, February 25 2021
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Strategic Workforce Planning in Turbulent Times
Hirsh W, Bonay P | Mar 2021 | Institute for Employment StudiesResources from the presentation: Strategic Workforce Planning in Turbulent Times by Philippa Bonay and Wendy Hirsh, February 25 2021
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Labour market priorities for the 2021 Budget
IES | Jan 2021 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis is the IES submission for the 2021 Budget which will be held on 3 March. It argues that the Budget should prioritise action in eight areas to support a jobs recovery and labour market inclusion.
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Moving out to move on
Understanding the link between migration, disadvantage and social mobility
Papoutsaki D, Buzzeo J, Gray H, Williams M, Cockett J, Akehurst G, Alexander K, Newton B, Pollard E | Jul 2020 | Institute for Employment Studies / Social Mobility CommissionThis project uses mixed methods to investigate the link between internal migration and social mobility. More specifically, it looks at who leaves deprived areas and how that varies across Great Britain.
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The impact of the minimum wage on employment and hours
Interim Report
Capuano S, Cockett J, Gray H | Feb 2019 | Low Pay CommissionThis paper describes the data and methods used for the identification and estimation of the effects of the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) and the upratings of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on employment and working hours, with a special emphasis on the impact on young people.
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Brexit: retaining talent through change
Bevan S, Lucy D | Nov 2018 | Adecco GroupWhat are the options open to employers in responding to potential talent shortages as a consequence of Brexit? We investigate in this paper produced on behalf of the Adecco Group.