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October jobs figures: Largest drop in employment since 2015 and falling youth employment signals trouble ahead
15 Oct 2019Institute Director Tony Wilson considers October's labour market statistics and highlights the significance of the largest quarterly fall in employment since 2015.
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World Mental Health Day: Raising both Awareness and Action at Work
9 Oct 2019To mark World Mental Health Day, Zofia Bajorek considers the new Britain Get Talking campaign and how it could be used to restart mental health conversations at work.
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Young, employed and homeless: Experiences of young people in precarious employment
9 Oct 2019Based on his latest research report for Centrepoint, Jonathan Buzzeo looks at the human cost of a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment.
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Job Crafting: An employee-led approach to job redesign?
27 Sep 2019Stephen Bevan considers the merits of job crafting, an alternative approach to traditional job design, that is gaining both practitioner support and an evidence-base.
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Stop dithering, start planning!
20 Sep 2019In her latest blog, Wendy Hirsh examines the reasons and potential remedies to workforce planning procrastination.
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Labour Market Statistics, September 2019: Mixed messages overall, but signs of trouble ahead
10 Sep 2019In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, highlighting mixed messages overall and signs of trouble ahead
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What happens when you get a new boss and then your job comes to an end?
5 Sep 2019Ed Griffin reflects on the plight of the rebel Conservative MPs facing a life outside politics and the need for employers and HR professionals to exercise clarity on where duty finishes and compassion begins.
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Spending Round 2019 – comment from Institute for Employment Studies
4 Sep 2019Institute Director Tony Wilson responds to today’s Spending Round announcements
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The end of retirement?
21 Aug 2019In his latest blog, Stephen Bevan delves into the past to find that today's discourse on retirement age echoes that of the 1950s.
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Mental health training for managers? A case of caveat emptor
8 Aug 2019Stephen Bevan and Sally Wilson reflect on the meteoric rise of Mental Health First Aid but question the level of evidence that underpins the initiative.