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A new report by the Chartered Management Institute argues that there is need for better management in UK organisations, as productivity levels remain stubbornly low. Zofia Bajorek considers managerial roles in terms of promotion and training, looks at how managers' skills and confidence are often lacking, and how this can be addressed.

In June 2023, it was announced that universal basic income (UBI) will be trialled for the first time in England. Daniel Muir takes an in-depth look at the pros, cons and existing evidence of UBI as a viable policy option.

Zofia Bajorek takes an in-depth look at the CIPD's recently released analysis of its ‘Health and wellbeing at work’ data, which shows a marked increase in sickness absence in the UK. She explores the reasons behind these findings, and offers personal insight into how organisations can best approach and address these issues.

Reflecting on the recent IES HR Directors’ Retreat, Dan Lucy looks at the challenges facing HR and the future workforce, and the views of industry experts on how these can be addressed.

IES has signed The Smallest Things’ Employer with Heart charter, which enables the parents of premature babies to take extended parental leave.

The demand for remote and/or flexible working arrangements outstrips their availability, while jobs advertised with flexible workplace models attract a higher number of applicants. Dan Muir looks at the availability of flexible and remote working across the UK and identifies which jobs offer the most and least amount of flexibility.

While today’s figures see a welcome return to real pay growth, the jobs data is very weak indeed.

The UK labour market is currently facing several major challenges, one of the most acute of which is skills shortages, writes Daniel Muir, Research Economist at IES.