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Why ‘i-deals’ may not be idyllic for managing hybrid work
23 Aug 2021With hybrid working and the desire for greater workplace autonomy becoming more commonplace, Zofia Bajorek considers the use of idiosyncratic deals (i-deals), where special conditions of employment are offered to individual workers.
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How to make values grow and flourish as a meaningful part of the business
18 Aug 2021Beth Mason digs deep, drawing on horticultural references to demonstrate how organisational values can be successfully embedded and grown within the business.
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August Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
17 Aug 2021Today's figures show that the recovery continued to gain momentum through the spring as restrictions eased.
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IES welcomes new Director of HR Research and Consulting
4 Aug 2021IES is delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Campbell as their new Director of HR Research and Consulting.
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Inequality and in-work poverty: The new priorities for HR?
4 Aug 2021Duncan Brown highlights the issue of ‘excessive inequality’, cited as ‘one of the major challenges of our time’, and considers how organisations and employers can help in addressing the problem of poverty and poor financial wellbeing.
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July Labour Market Statistics: Comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
21 Jul 2021Today’s figures show that the jobs recovery continued to pick up pace through spring as restrictions eased. As we expected, the single-month estimate of job vacancies for June was the highest figure ever recorded, smashing the previous record and driven by rises across nearly all industries.
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Living and working with obesity: Employers must break the cycle of workplace discrimination
16 Jul 2021Zofia Bajorek details the legal, moral and business cases for employers to prioritise workplace health programmes for staff living with overweight and obesity.
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Webinar: What Works in Youth Employment Partnerships
2 Jul 2021In this webinar we outline the final findings from the What Works in Youth Employment Partnerships research.
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How can speech and language therapists help nurseries catch up this year?
28 Jun 2021The ongoing pandemic has created many challenges for nurseries and speech and language therapy teams. With their research, Anneka Dawson & Clare Huxley are working to highlight which interventions are having the greatest impact in helping children learn how to communicate and interact with their peers and adults.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace: reflections from the IES conference
18 Jun 2021Zofia Bajorek summarises the recent IES annual conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: an employee lifecycle perspective.