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Making flexible working the default
1 Dec 2021In light of the government’s open consultation on flexible working proposals coming to an end, Astrid Allen looks at the limitations of legislation versus the need for cultural change and how some progressive employers are maximising the recruitment and cost benefits that flexibility can deliver.
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The Great Resignation Vs The Great Retirement: Where should employers’ attention lie?
29 Nov 2021Reflecting on the sharp rise in early retirement among older workers, Zofia Bajorek highlights the actions that employers can take to address the needs of these employees, and avoid losing the skills, knowledge and economic productivity that they bring to the workplace.
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Not just any job, good jobs! Youth voices from across the UK
25 Nov 2021Cristiana Orlando summarises findings from her recent research on the impacts of Covid-19 on youth employment and finds that despite falls in unemployment, the pandemic has seen significant deteriorations in working conditions, access to training and mental health for young people.
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November Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
16 Nov 2021We’ve never seen jobs being filled at a faster rate than now, with three quarters of a million people starting a new job every month since Covid restrictions were eased.
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Wage boost for low-paid workers: Let’s not forget young people
4 Nov 2021Cristiana Orlando looks at the impact of the national minimum and national living wage increase, and questions whether the increase goes far enough in achieving any positive outcomes for young people.
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‘High wage, high skills, high productivity!’ Is progression in employment high enough on the employer agenda?
14 Oct 2021With the 'levelling up' agenda central to government economic policy, Zofia Bajorek considers what can be done to open up employment progression opportunities for those at risk of being trapped in a low pay, low skill equilibrium.
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October Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
12 Oct 2021Today’s figures show that labour shortages are now affecting the whole economy, with fewer unemployed people per vacancy than at any time in at least forty years.
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Lifting the lid on the return to workplace toolkit
16 Sep 2021Zofia Bajorek details the latest output from the PURPOSE programme, a toolkit for employers to establish a return-to-workplace plan for employees living with obesity.
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September Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
14 Sep 2021Today’s figures confirm that the jobs recovery is continuing to gain speed. However they also show that we’ve seen the biggest fall in the size of the labour market since at least the early 1970s
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Research during a pandemic 2: How has our research in pre-16 education gone this summer?
2 Sep 2021With the onset of a new academic year, Anneka Dawson reflects on the progress made with early years research projects undertaken during a succession of lockdowns, and details how the adaptation of evaluation methods can help research be more resilient in the future.