HR news feed from IES http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/ en-gb Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT Copyright (C) Institute for Employment Studies http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/newsfeeds.php http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/images/logopatch.gif http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/ A new IES report for the Department for Work and Pensions explores where people from diverse groups look for work, what attracts them to a job and to a particular employer. It encourages employers to develop their understanding of job search habits if they are to avoid overlooking the talents of diverse groups when recruiting. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=dwp512 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=dwp512 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT IES and Training Journal have been looking to 2020 and the future of learning and development. The first stage has been to identify thirty seven broad trends or developments that might change the future work and learning landscape. These have been grouped in the areas of society, work and business, brain and mind, and technology. A provocative read; will these futures be with us sooner than 2020 – or not at all? http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=tj2020 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) human resource management http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=tj2020 Wed, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT Research by IES for the UK Border Agency shows that employers have concerns over the potential costs, bureacracy and heavy-handedness of the PBS system, and that higher education institutions have reservations over some of the terminology, and the potential effects on overseas students. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=bia1107 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=bia1107 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Imelda Walsh’s report, examining whether the ‘right to request’ flexible working should be extended, has concluded that it should – to those with children 16 and under. This would have the impact of extending the right to request flexible working to an additional 4.5m employees. Mary Mercer, Principal Consultant of the Institute for Employment Studies comments. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/press/0806.php mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/press/0806.php Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT It is clear that when coaching takes place it is delivering benefits to the NHS, but there is also an opportunity to improve the deployment of coaching, particularly through the internal coaches, so that even greater benefits can be achieved. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=nhsi_0408 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=nhsi_0408 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT A new, practical, eight-step planning guide to implement a successful workforce planning process that will help you to achieve your aims: a business that runs smoothly, with no staffing crises; a good age, gender and ethnicity balance in the workforce; staff with clear career progression routes without any blockages or shortfalls; and happy customers. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=451 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) human resource management http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=451 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Organisations with a comprehensive approach to people management perform better than those without, indicated by higher profits per employee, higher profit margins and higher productivity. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=448 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) human resource management http://www.employment-studies.co.uk//pubs/report.php?id=448 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT