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Amy FoxJobsPlus: early outcomes from a place-based pilot

23 October 2025

Amy Fox summarises the results of the interim JobsPlus pilot evaluation, including their significance in the context of the Get Britain Working White Paper. This blog is in advance of the webinar IES will be hosting in November to explore additional emerging results from the evaluation, and what it means for future policy and practice.

Duncan BrownHR and reward strategies 2025/6: ‘festina lente’ - act less, plan more

21 October 2025

In his latest blog, Principal Associate Dr Duncan Brown questions whether HR leaders need to ‘think slow’, review their crisis-driven ‘fast’ reactions and plan a clearer direction for their future workforce.

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