Reflections on Ethnicity Pay Reporting (EPR): Why, what and how
A summary of the recent HR Network event looking at Ethnicity Pay Reporting.
An uncomfortable truth – new IES study reveals that people with epilepsy still face discrimination at work
Epilepsy Action commissioned IES to conduct research exploring the factors that contribute to people with epilepsy being disadvantaged at work, and to identify what good employment support should look like.
Re-establish total reward to address economic reality for UK employees
Duncan Brown's paper on UK rewards highlights how many employers' total reward offers do not reflect the economic reality experienced by many UK employees.
Differences in reporting on ethnicity pay must be recognised to repeat gender pay success
Our response to the government's consultation on ethnicity pay reporting. Unless key differences with gender pay issues are recognised, there is a ‘significant risk’ that reporting ethnicity pay levels could be ‘counterproductive’.
Artificial intelligence and HR: is a mindset shift needed?
HR must undergo a mindset shift in order to reap the benefits from artificial intelligence (AI), according to an IES paper.
A big juggle: what can employers and policymakers do to support working carers?
Sally Wilson offers insight on support for working carers, drawing on findings from IES' evaluation of the Carers in Employment project, on behalf of the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
Returning to work after having a child: how families make decisions
Reflections on IES research on behalf of the Department for Education considering how families make decisions on returning to work and childcare responsibilities.
New gig economy study reveals diversity of worker experiences
Press release: A new report reveals that many gig economy workers are 'relatively content with their working life'. Led by IES, the research involved one of the largest qualitative studies of the gig economy and highlights the diversity of this section of the UK's workforce.
Gender pay: from reporting to doing
Members only: IES has worked almost since its foundation 50 years ago on what we then called ‘equal pay’ and which now commonly comes under the catch-all term ‘gender pay’. Find out about our new resource hub and latest events on gender pay.
External market pay and internal job evaluation: is a hybrid approach emerging?
Article highlights how UK approaches to base pay setting, unlike North America, are seeing something of a compromise between the two main methods - job evaluation and market pay levels.