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July Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
18 Jul 2024The first jobs data of this Parliament lays bare the scale of the challenges facing the new Labour government.
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New evidence to support flexibility in frontline and site-based roles
17 Jul 2024Astrid Allen summarises the findings from a two-year action research programme to introduce flexibility into frontline roles and evaluate its impact, on both the individual and the organisation.
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Election manifestos 2024: the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of employment rights
28 Jun 2024Kate Alexander explores what party manifestos tell us about the current direction of travel around employment rights by identifying which policy levers are ‘in’ and which are ‘out’ in 2024.
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Let’s start talking: why we need to reboot the partnership agenda between government, unions and employers
25 Jun 2024With just over a week to go before the General Election, Nita Clarke OBE, the Director of the Involvement and Participation Association and Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect trade union, consider the current state of industrial relations in the UK and look ahead to the much-needed reforms of the labour market that any new government will need to address.
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Remembering Stephen Bevan
20 Jun 2024We are deeply sorry to announce that our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Bevan, passed away last night. Steve has been such an important part of so many of our lives over the years – through his work, as a mentor and as a friend – and we will miss him hugely.
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June Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
11 Jun 2024The last Parliament has been truly dismal for employment, and today’s figures are the worst that we have seen since the pandemic.
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Working for the future: five priorities for reforming employment support in the next parliament
30 May 2024IES Director Tony Wilson sets out five priorities for a new approach to employment support, for whoever wins the next election: based on ambitious objectives, clear entitlements, empowering people, a reformed employment (and careers) service, and new ‘labour market partnerships’ to take this forward.
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We need more than a task force for ‘British jobs’: we need to rewire our approach to employment and skills
22 May 2024IES Director Tony Wilson considers the government's announcement of a new task force to address skills and labour shortages and calls for a reformed approach to employment services based on open access to support, a different approach to those out of work, coherent engagement and support for employers, and meaningful partnership and alignment across services.
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Gender stereotypes in the construction industry: breaking barriers to tackle skills shortages
15 May 2024The construction industry is facing skills shortages that are holding back growth. This research for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) explores attitudes towards awareness of construction careers among potential entrants and those within the industry, and the differences between the two.
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May Labour Market Statistics: comment from the Institute for Employment Studies
14 May 2024Today’s jobs data is very disappointing again. The UK remains pretty much the only country in the developed world where employment is stuck below pre-pandemic rates.