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.
IES response to the 2018 Autumn Budget
Read our response to the Chancellor's Budget, including our views on announcements relating to mental health, skills and Universal Credit.
UK labour market tightens but wage growth remains sluggish; no turning point in sight
Institute director, Nigel Meager comments on the July release of ONS labour market statistics as the 'inexorable tightening of the UK labour market continues'.
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.
Dominant UK reward model is failing: new approaches must address low pay, gender pay and total rewards
With many UK workers experiencing real wage cuts and persistent pay gaps in a tightening labour market, a new research paper by IES identifies areas where employers and policymakers should act to reinvigorate their pay practices to improve employee engagement and productivity.
HR teams key to building a business case for employee financial wellbeing, research finds
A new paper shows that, despite growing interest in employee financial wellbeing, there remains a lag in employers taking action in this area – and that human resources departments are key to building a business case for support.
New reports on gender representation and remuneration
HR Insight article on two new reports to which IES has contributed, on representation of women on FTSE boards and gender pay gap reporting respectively.
Market pay supplements in the public sector
In this HR Insight article, Catherine Rickard considers the use of market pay supplements in the public sector and whether they are an effective solution to recruitment and retention issues.
New research: Organisations’ management of flexible working arrangements can contribute to gender pay gap
How organisations manage staff returning to work from parental leave can contribute to the gender pay gap, according to new IES research on behalf of Acas.