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Blog: Risk Management with a smile! Getting an early start on health and safety
18 Jun 2015Sally Wilson discusses a new initiative bringing health and safety to the classroom. Does it mean a new generation of safety-conscious workers?
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Directing training funds through employers: what does it mean for adult learners?
17 Jun 2015Annette Cox and Jonathan Buzzeo consider how the move towards employer ownership of skills will impact adult learners.
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Firms offering innovative options for working families are coming up trumps
16 Jun 2015Mary Mercer, a member of the judging panel, reflects on the initiatives drawing attention at this year's Top Employers for Working Families Awards.
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Adult Learners' Week: What next for adult Apprentices?
15 Jun 2015With Adult Learners' Week and the Trailblazers reforms taking place, Becci Newton asks what next for adult Apprenticeships?
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Gender Equality: Who cares, why care?
10 Jun 2015Duncan Brown considers the progress made since the European Commission published its gender equality strategy five years ago, and what we can expect in the future.
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Does 'talent' help or hinder?
5 Jun 2015Wendy Hirsh discusses why she avoids the word 'talent', and what talent management can really help to put back on the agenda.
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The Queen's Speech: full employment and productivity - do the numbers add up?
29 May 2015Nigel Meager, IES director, debates whether two elements of this week's Queen Speech can really go hand-in-hand.
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Laughing all the way to the bank
26 May 2015Can laughter at work really make us more productive? Amanda Callen considers new evidence of the link between laughing and performance at work.
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Consulting to Change and Sharing in Success: Lessons from the IES HR Directors' Retreat
15 May 2015Duncan Brown revisits points made at the IES HR Directors' Retreat, asking how we can successfully implement change whilst maintaining stability and engagement among employees.
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Making analytics count
14 May 2015'Customers of our organisations often are at the sharp end of evidence-free decision making.' Peter Reilly discusses the practicalities of making HR analytics a reality.