“We are always going to need temporary staff” – NHS staff shortages show no sign of slowing down
New research suggests that the NHS is unable to train enough GPs and nurses to meet patient demand and the situation is now at crisis point.
Industry placements and T Levels – stepping up to meet the skills challenge
With the publication of IES' evaluation of the Industry Placements Pilot, which has been testing the work placements integral to the government's new T Level programmes, we discuss the evaluation's findings and implications for T Levels going forward.
Free movement will not end with this deal – and that’s welcome news
The draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and what it reveals about freedom of movement. Our director, Tony Wilson, reflects on the effect that this could have on the UK's future immigration system, and the labour market.
Further decline in EU workers prompts fears of labour shortages
What might the fall in numbers of EU workers mean for the UK's labour market, and economy, in the light of Brexit. Jim Hillage considers this decline in the context of low unemployment and high numbers of vacancies across the labour market.
Immigration and Brexit: Four challenges
Guest blog: Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory, considers how the Brexit vote will impact on immigration policy-making in the UK.
EU immigration: impacts and prospects for the UK labour market
Sophie Hedges considers the impact of Brexit on the UK labour market with particular focus on immigration, skills supply and demand, and the debate surrounding a points-based system.
A third of nurses due to retire in the next 10 years. Who is going to plug the gap?
Rachel Marangozov considers the options for filling the future nursing shortage faced by the NHS, following the publication of a new IES report for the Migration Advisory Committee.
The Queen’s Speech: full employment and productivity – do the numbers add up?
Nigel Meager, IES director, debates whether two elements of this week's Queen Speech can really go hand-in-hand.
Productivity tops the next government’s to do list
Jim Hillage, in reaction to statistics released today by the ONS, has published his thoughts on why productivity will be a priority for the next government.