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November jobs figures: Not much news is good news – but signs that women and young people are losing out as recruitment slows
12 Nov 2019Tony Wilson considers the latest employment statistics and highlights a labour market where women, young people and the most disadvantaged may be losing out.
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The UK’s gender pay gap: two steps forward and one step back? Or is that two steps down and one up?
31 Oct 2019Duncan Brown considers the diametrically opposed headlines and interpretations that can be gleaned from the latest pay gap data
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Any work will do? Young people’s work futures and the search for good work
22 Oct 2019Dafni Papoutsaki reflects on the changing youth labour market and the challenges facing many younger people in search of good quality employment.
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New IES research highlights a job market where young people struggle for secure and rewarding work
16 Oct 2019The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is today publishing new research exploring young people’s experiences of work and the implications for their future health.
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October jobs figures: Largest drop in employment since 2015 and falling youth employment signals trouble ahead
15 Oct 2019Institute Director Tony Wilson considers October's labour market statistics and highlights the significance of the largest quarterly fall in employment since 2015.
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World Mental Health Day: Raising both Awareness and Action at Work
9 Oct 2019To mark World Mental Health Day, Zofia Bajorek considers the new Britain Get Talking campaign and how it could be used to restart mental health conversations at work.
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IES research highlights a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment
9 Oct 2019New IES research highlights a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment.
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Young, employed and homeless: Experiences of young people in precarious employment
9 Oct 2019Based on his latest research report for Centrepoint, Jonathan Buzzeo looks at the human cost of a benefit system failing to support homeless young people in precarious employment.
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Institute for Employment Studies announces Kathy Poole as new Chair
1 Oct 2019Kathy Poole, Director of People at the Wellcome Trust, has been appointed as Chair of IES Board of Trustees
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Job Crafting: An employee-led approach to job redesign?
27 Sep 2019Stephen Bevan considers the merits of job crafting, an alternative approach to traditional job design, that is gaining both practitioner support and an evidence-base.