IES signs the Employer with Heart 2.0 charter
IES has signed The Smallest Things’ Employer with Heart charter, which enables the parents of premature babies to take extended parental leave.
Reflections on: Returning to the workplace following the Covid-19 pandemic
A summary of the recent HR Network event looking at returning to the workplace post Covid-19
New member paper: The dopamine dividend: In the mood for employee happiness?
In this paper, Stephen Bevan looks at why emotion and mood at work has become such a commodity and explores the science behind the explosion of mood tracking apps.
Cancer survivors at work: The unspoken truths (video presentation)
Stephen Bevan and Barbara Wilson consider how employers can do better at supporting cancer survivors returning to work.
Reflections on the HR Directors’ Retreat Part 2: Making Health & Wellbeing a Strategic Priority
Stephen Bevan offers a summary of the second part of the IES HR Directors' Retreat looking at the strategic importance of health and wellbeing
IES response to Amber Rudd’s universal credit speech, 11 January 2019
Tony Wilson, director of the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), responds to Amber Rudd’s speech on universal credit, 11 January 2019.
Obesity and Work: Challenging stigma and discrimination
The research, first presented at the 2019 European Association for the Study of Obesity conference, looks to enhance workplace practice surrounding a condition that many believe has reached epidemic proportion and is of global concern.
Mindfulness in the Military: Improving mental fitness in the UK Armed Forces using next generation team mindfulness training
A new study by IES in conjunction with Cranfield University investigates if, and how, mindfulness can be leveraged for strategic benefits; and if team-based mindfulness training can help individuals and teams in defence improve mental fitness and change-readiness.
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.
ROI tool removing barriers to employer workplace health promotion
A new tool calculating the return on investment (ROI) of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) offers employers the chance to take an evidence-based approach to their workforce health efforts.