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December 2024

Labour Market Statistics, December 2024

While employment, unemployment and economic inactivity all remain at the same level as the previous quarter, vacancies have continued to decrease and pay growth remains weak.

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20 Jan 2025

The Institute for Employment Studies appoints new Chief Executive Officer

The Institute for Employment Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Naomi Clayton as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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16 Jan 2025

HR’s skills priority for 2025: ‘revolution’ or time to reinvest, rediscover and reform?

Futurologists suggest we should abandon the traditional jobs mindset and re-structure HR processes to be wholly skills-based. Based on IES' research, Duncan Brown endorses the direction of travel towards a stronger emphasis on skills, but suggests three more practical actions to progress.

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