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Careers advice is crucial, but what can schools do?
20 Jun 2016Rosa Marvell looks at the impact of creative and multi-channeled careers advice on young people's employability skills and interests. Drawing from our recent research for STEMNET, Rosa explores the benefits of a diverse approach to careers education.
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Who cares for working carers?
9 Jun 2016With Carers Week 2016 underway, Andrea Broughton asks who is caring for the working carers of Europe. Drawing from recent research by the Institute for Employment Studies for the CIPD, Andrea frames and comments on the situation of older workers who are also caring for others.
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Cycling to work generates benefits all round
6 Jun 2016Employers can improve the health of their workforce by introducing a cycle to work scheme, according to our new report for the Cycle to Work Alliance.
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Changing change management: From executive edict to empowered employees
12 May 2016Duncan Brown urges HR and OD professionals to revise their approach and let go, with two great examples of successful organisational change.
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IES Honorary Fellowship launch
5 May 2016On 25 November 2015, we held a reception to launch the IES Honorary Fellowship programme. The launch, preceded by the HR Network annual Provocation event, was addressed by Lord Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
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IES Viewpoint: Plus ça change?
5 May 2016IES Director Nigel Meager looks back at developments in employment and labour market over the last ten years, and considers what has really changed.
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Behavioural insights for Organisations
5 May 2016In March 2016, the Cabinet Office published ORGANISER, an innovative tool based on detailed evidence gathered by the Institute for Employment Studies during an extensive Rapid Evidence Assessment. The launch of ‘ORGANISER’ was marked by a high-profile event in Whitehall attended by over a hundred policy professionals across government.
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Managing older workers
5 May 2016Demographic changes are increasing the number of older people at work, and legislative changes such as the abolition of the default retirement age, coupled with less advantageous pension arrangements, mean that older workers are less likely to be moving into retirement as early as was previously the case. IES has conducted research into the enabling factors and constraints on employers looking to support those who wish to continue in employment up to and beyond state pensionable age.