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Mind the (real) talent gap
31 Jan 2018Duncan Brown, IES head of HR consultancy, discusses the need for HR functions to address talent management challenges by investing in the upskilling of existing staff, in order to drive investor returns in the future.
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Employee engagement: Dying, or a happy ending?
15 Dec 2017Duncan Brown reflects on debate at the CIPD annual conference 2017 with Professor Ilke Inceoglu and delegates, considering whether employee engagement does actually increase productivity in the workplace.
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Market pay supplements: sticking plasters or longer-term solutions to recruitment and retention pressures?
12 Dec 2017Are pay supplements a long-term solution to recruitment and retention issues? Catherine Rickard reflects on recent IES research on behalf of the Office of Manpower Economics (OME).
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Gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps: policies and practices changing minds
16 Nov 2017Senior research fellow, Adam Elston, considers recent IES research on pay gaps and developments in gender pay reporting.
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What do we mean by 'inclusive' teaching and learning?
9 Nov 2017Emma Pollard reflects on IES research on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Council for England and how higher education providers can build inclusive learning cultures.
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Going horizontal? Where next for HR and people management?
24 Oct 2017Is HR's future role one of thought-leaders and innovators? Duncan Brown reflects on IES' 2017 annual conference and considers HR's future direction and purpose.
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The alpha effect: why the civil service will soon need more part-time roles
9 Oct 2017Dr Kath Atkinson looks at how changes in civil service pensions are likely to impact future working patterns.
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How will ending free movement impact UK employers?
4 Oct 2017The future of the UK's immigration system is at the heart of the Brexit negotations. Erica Consterdine analyses the possible scenarios for a future system and considers the likely impact on employers.
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Now you see it, now you don't: Contrasting approaches to fairness and change in UK and Korean pay policies
2 Oct 2017Responding to the announcement by Liz Truss that the pay rise cap of one per cent could be lifted for some public sector workers, Duncan Brown considers how governments might develop more effective pay policies.
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How many nurses is a university vice-chancellor worth?
12 Sep 2017Duncan Brown considers the challenge of pay comparison in the context of plans announced by Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson, to curb 'excessive' pay amongst university vice-chancellors.