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Do you trust HR (to deliver good work)?
25 Jun 2019Duncan Brown questions if the trust has gone from the HR function and how employers and HR can rebuild a trusting, high performance, high commitment 'ideal'.
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Do you trust HR (to deliver good work)?
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Mind the gender pensions gap too
18 Jun 2019As we move into the third year of compulsory gender pay reporting, Duncan Brown considers the issue of gender gap pensions - excluded from the calculations in the statutory requirement on gender pay reporting and also from considerations of equal pay legislation.
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Labour Market Statistics, June 2019: No news is good news overall, while employment of older people sets new records
11 Jun 2019In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, covering the period February to April - a time when the UK government was in Brexit-induced turmoil.
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Closure at Ford Bridgend – what next for the workforce?
7 Jun 2019Stephen Bevan looks at the impact of Ford closing the Bridgend engine plant and considers necessary mitigating actions and valuable lessons learnt from previous plant closures.
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How to retreat to progress on people management and performance
5 Jun 2019With the dust settling on another successful IES HR Directors' Retreat, facilitator Duncan Brown reflects on the key points and themes of both the HR thought leaders and leading practitioners in attendance.
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The impact of student finance: actions are needed to ensure a better understanding of the true costs
30 May 2019Emma Pollard reflects on the impact of student finance and considers what reforms are needed to ensure a better understanding of the complex student finance system.
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“I have eyes. I have ears. I have feelings.” Obesity discrimination at work must be challenged more effectively
17 May 2019Zofia Bajorek's new blog reflects on the urgent steps needed to tackle obesity discrimination in the workplace
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We need to tackle low pay – but we can’t do it without employers
10 May 2019The government has signalled this week that improving pay and progression will be a key priority – in this blog, Tony Wilson sets out the key importance of changing workplace practice and working through employers.
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Are managers really ready for change?
8 May 2019IES' new Director of HR Consultancy and Research reflects on the role of line managers in change-ready organisations and how the need for organisational agility has never been greater.