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3 February 2016

Mindfulness works in the workplace

New paper explores what mindfulness is and potential benefits for organisations and their employees, and offers guidelines for creating a more mindful workplace, plus a helpful list of resources.

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25 Feb 2016

Stephen Bevan returns to the Institute for Employment Studies

Professor Stephen Bevan, currently Director of Research at The Work Foundation and an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University, is to return to IES as Head of HR Research Development.

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22 Feb 2016

Strategic human resource management replaced by tactical cost and risk management

In response to these uncertain times, we have published a collection of articles urging organisations to consider both general and strategic HR issues, as well as specific challenges.

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Migration stats back in the news today. Read our blog on the truth behind 'welfare tourism' https://t.co/1J6UJc9EQo

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