News & Press

With the recent government announcement regarding additional support for the creative industries, Joy Williams reflects on IES research indicating that sustained long term funding of creative education has the potential to secure long term partnerships and positive outcomes for young people.

Today’s jobs figures are broadly positive, with the level of employment finally back to where it was on the eve of the pandemic and with working hours also returning to pre-Covid levels.

In a blog originally written just after the Spring Budget, Daniel Muir draws on Adzuna vacancy data to consider how the major expansion of free childcare to all pre-school children will be sourced by the required additional labour and skills.

Research indicates that people are providing more hours of unpaid care than ever before. In a personal blog to support Carers Week, Zofia Bajorek reflects on her own experiences as a carer and considers the toll of additional unpaid hours for people who work, detailing actions that organisations can implement to 'care for the carer'.

Despite the hype around the ‘Great Resignation’, Stephen Bevan's blog identifies a regular core of factors that continue to drive resignation decisions and explains how IES can help employers manage labour turnover through good use of data.

Becci Newton reflects on the Health-led Employment Trials evaluation, one of the largest trials to date of individual placement and support interventions and considers the evidence of impact and the effect of good work on health.

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Cristiana Orlando draws on a three-year research study to highlight the specific mental health challenges facing young workers, and the urgent need for policymakers and employers to support the mental health needs of young people entering the labour market.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Sally Wilson highlights the challenge of SMEs sufficiently supporting the mental health of their staff and considers that instead of waiting for government initiatives to reach them, business owners should consider low-cost, high-quality options that improve the management and prevention of health issues at work.