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Tackling the hidden anxiety crisis among self-employed construction workers
16 Jun 2022Stephen Bevan highlights the urgent need for self employed construction workers to have improved access to mental health services and support, and makes recommendations on how this could be delivered to make it more accessible to this hard to reach group of workers.
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IES evaluations in action: Mercers’ Early Years Special Initiatives
13 Jun 2022IES researchers detail their evaluation of two new projects, aimed at widening participation in STEM subjects and improving pupil's language and literacy skills.
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Hot or not? How to pass by the pitfalls and reap the rewards of hybrid hot desking
19 May 2022Hot desking is here to stay for many post pandemic workplaces. Astrid Allen reflects on its chequered reputation and shares recommendations for how employers can make the transition work well for all staff.
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Can texting parents help improve children’s development?
12 May 2022Anneka Dawson, Ceri Williams and Lucy Stokes assess how effective text messaging interventions are at improving children’s literacy skills and how these interventions might be used in the future.
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Is employee loneliness the next pandemic to challenge HR?
11 May 2022To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Zofia Bajorek considers the role of work and employers in tackling employee loneliness, and cautions against the health consequences of loneliness that could arise from new ways of working.
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Why 2022 is HR’s moment to shine: reflections from the IES conference
5 May 2022Claire Campbell runs through her top five take-aways from last week’s IES annual conference, 'Looking ahead to the future of work'.
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‘Total reward’: a phrase past its sell-by-date in the post-pandemic economy?
27 Apr 2022Dr Duncan Brown reflects on the concept of 'total reward' and calls for the meaning and application to develop into a more focused, engaging and responsible approach.
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Launch of the IES Trials Unit: an explainer
26 Apr 2022As we launch our IES Trials Unit, Anneka Dawson details what we mean by trials and how they can add an essential evidence base for making important business decisions.
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Creating effective sector-based routes to work: lessons from the Construction Skills Fund
30 Mar 2022Rosie Gloster reflects on recently published IES evaluations of the Construction Skills Funds, assessing the quality of employment outcomes, the cost effectiveness of the programme, and drawing on lessons learned for skills and employment support policy.
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Levelling up participation by 16-18 year olds
25 Mar 2022In an extract from Campaign for Learning's Post-16 Education and Skills: Levelling Up Everyone, Everywhere, Becci Newton calls for a clear vision connecting apprenticeships to social and economic outcomes and the need to achieve a new apprenticeship-led renaissance if we are to level up opportunities for every 16-18 year-old in England.