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Revisiting the spirit, wisdom and relevance of workforce planning pioneers
13 Dec 2018What developments have we seen in workforce planning since IES' foundation in the 1960s? Wendy Hirsh considers the need to ensure that workforce planning is re-positioned as a central part of effective people management.
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Industry placements and T Levels - stepping up to meet the skills challenge
6 Dec 2018With 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.
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The productivity puzzle: are we looking in the right place?
6 Dec 2018Stephen Bevan discusses how reductions in sickness absence may be masking increases in 'presenteeism' - in turn contributing to the UK's productivity problems.
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Using data to improve employment support for refugee communities
28 Nov 2018We discuss how nationally-available data has been used to improve the targeting of employment support for refugee communities.
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Free movement will not end with this deal - and that's welcome news
15 Nov 2018The 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.
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Austerity, welfare reform and local growth - what to look out for in the 2018 Autumn Budget
25 Oct 2018What will the 2018 Autumn Budget have to say on employment, education and welfare? Our Director, Tony Wilson, offers his expert view.
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Ethnicity: can the gender pay gap trick be repeated?
16 Oct 2018As the government announces a new consultation on ethnicity pay gaps, IES Head of HR Consultancy, Duncan Brown, unpicks the benefits and challenges of mandatory reporting.
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Stress and mental health at work: half a decade in policy and practice
10 Oct 2018Sally Wilson tracks research and discussion of mental health and wellbeing at work across the fifty years since IES' foundation, and identifies areas where their is still work to be done.
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Addressing today's labour market challenges is a huge task, but we need to try, and our work can help
5 Oct 2018Tony Wilson, IES Director, blogs on three main challenges facing the UK labour market: productivity, polarisation and participation.
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Moving from flexible working rights to effective employer practice
2 Oct 2018Rosie Gloster considers how flexible working is managed in organisations. As ‘flexism’ makes the headlines, what can be done to ensure that flexibility works in practice?