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Building the business case for employee financial wellbeing

IES Perspectives on HR 2018

Rickard C | Aug 2018 | Institute for Employment Studies

This paper considers how organisations can build the business case for employee financial wellbeing and offers practical guidance to HR and senior leaders in this area.
Money Advice Service What Works Fund: IES project final evaluation report

Aug 2018 | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

This report presents the findings from an IES study funded by the Money Advice Service and conducted in 2017-18. The study trialled IES and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) employee financial wellbeing guidance in organisations and aimed to build a business case for support on employee financial wellbeing.
Change capability in the agile organisation

IES Perspectives on HR 2018

Carter A, Varney S | Jul 2018 | Institute for Employment Studies

With organisations being encouraged to embrace 'agile', this IES paper considers the challenges of large-scale change, and how organisations can become both change-ready and change-capable, in order to thrive in today's fast-paced environment.
Supporting line managers to foster engagement

Robinson D | Jul 2018 | NHS Employers

This briefing paper, produced by IES on behalf of NHS Employers, offers guidance to HR and senior leaders in the NHS on how line managers can relate to their direct reports in an engaging, motivating manner.
Summary of response to employment status consultation

Submission from the Institute for Employment Studies, May 2018

Jun 2018 | Institute for Employment Studies

This paper contains a summary of the IES response to the government's consultation on employment status, which sought views on whether the recommendations in Matthew Taylor's review of modern working practices could achieve more clarity for employers when determining employment status.
Response to consultation on measures to increase transparency in the UK labour market

Submission from the Institute for Employment Studies, May 2018

Jun 2018 | Institute for Employment Studies

This paper contains our response to the government's consultation on measures to increase transparency in the labour market, which sought views on the recommendations in Matthew Taylor's Review of Modern Working Practices.
Barristers' Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying report

Jun 2018 | The Bar Council

This report presents a selection of findings from IES' survey of barristers on behalf of The Bar Council. Focusing on three areas of the findings from the 2017 Working Lives survey, it explores the prevalence and nature of reports of harassment, bullying and discrimination.
Slides: LSE: Gender pay gap reporting

Marrow L | Jun 2018 | London School of Economics and Political Science

Lisa Morrow's slides from IES HR workshop 'Gender pay reporting: what now?', 21 June 2018.
Slides: Gender pay gap: Closing it together

Hales J | Jun 2018 | Government Equalities Office

Jisha Hales' slides from IES HR workshop 'Gender pay reporting: what now?', 21 June 2018.
Slides: Gender pay gap: FDM Group

Plaxton L | Jun 2018 | FDM Group

Lara Plaxton's slides from IES HR workshop 'Gender pay reporting: what now?', 21 June 2018.