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In his latest blog, IES Director Tony Wilson reflects on the new labour market statistics, delivering another record breaking month. However, beneath the headline grabbing statistics there's evidence of big changes in employment trends.

With the changing nature of work resulting in greater numbers of career changes, Liz Hey and Rosie Gloster consider the ways both employees and employers can improve career engagement in the workplace.

Ed Griffin reflects on the need for HR practitioners to take their foot off the accelerator and admire the evidence-based landscape, before it vanishes in the rear view mirror.

Stephen Bevan considers the latest Department of Work and Pensions survey summary -looking at how employers are managing employee absence, health and wellbeing.

Duncan Brown questions if the trust has gone from the HR function and how employers and HR can rebuild a trusting, high performance, high commitment 'ideal'.

As we move into the third year of compulsory gender pay reporting, Duncan Brown considers the issue of gender gap pensions - excluded from the calculations in the statutory requirement on gender pay reporting and also from considerations of equal pay legislation.

Reflections from Tony Wilson, IES Director, on this month's ONS labour market statistics.