Dan Lucy
BSc, MSc, CPsychol
Director, HR Research and Consulting
dan.lucy@employment-studies.co.uk
Dan is a Chartered Psychologist with expertise in helping organisations and policymakers adapt and respond to the changing world of work. His most recent work has focused on the Defence and Healthcare sectors, supporting the development of evidence-based approaches, tools and guidance to plan and develop workforces in response to current and future demands.
Dan has delivered research and consulting assignments on workforce futures, workforce development, health and wellbeing, and data-driven HR. He led a team that won the HR Distinction Award 2018 for supplier-led innovation and engagement for work with a leading manufacturing organisation on demonstrating the impact of management capability on key people and business metrics.
He was previously a Principal People and Change Consultant at PA Consulting, Deputy Director of HR Research and Consulting at IES, and Head of Research at Roffey Park Institute.
Research publications
- Planning your future workforce strategy? , , Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2025
- Evaluation of Help to Grow: Management, Allen A, Garner L, Lanceley L, Lucy D (IES), , Ipsos/IES, May 2023
- Supporting the mental health of self-employed construction workers , Bevan S, Meek S, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Jun 2022
- The importance of planning in an uncertain world, Lucy D, HR Network paper 158, Institute for Employment Studies, May 2022
- Slides: The IES Annual Conference 2022 , Wilson T, Parry E, Lucy D, Orlando C, Williams J,, , Institute for Employment Studies , Apr 2022
- Perspectives on HR 2021, Campbell C, Hirsh W, Bajorek Z, Ranasinghe U, Poole K, Brown D, Lucy D, Bevan S, , Institute for Employment Studies , Dec 2021
- The future of the employment deal: What will the ‘new normal’ look like in a post-pandemic world of work?, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies , Jul 2021
- Slides: The role of the line manager during Covid-19 and beyond, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies , Jun 2020
- The Journey from Health and Safety to Healthy and Safe , Bajorek Z, Lucy D, Bevan S , , Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2020
- Progression in Employment: A brief overview of policy options and evidence , Wilson T, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment: Using behavioural insights to promote progression in employment , Zealley C, Rickard C, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment, Bajorek Z, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment: A brief overview of policy options and evidence, Wilson T, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment: Employer initiatives in relation to progression in employment, Takala H, Rickard C, Byford M, Zealley C, Bajorek Z, Hadjivassiliou K, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment: Using behavioural insights to promote progression in employment, Lucy D, Rickard C, Zealley C, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment, Bajorek Z, Lucy D, , Institute for Employment Studies, Feb 2020
- Progression in Employment: Employer Toolkit & Case Study Collection, Lucy D, Bajorek Z, , Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2019
- Productivity in Professional Services (PiPS) Proof of Concept, Lucy D, Hey L, Hirsh W, , Institute for Employment Studies, May 2019
- Progression in Employment, Report 518, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2019
- Brexit: retaining talent through change, Bevan S, Lucy D, , Adecco Group, Nov 2018
- Teachers', leaders' and governors' views on the pay framework, Dawson A, Hey L, Byford M, Rickard C, Lucy D, Newton B, , Department for Education, Nov 2018
Articles and chapters
Conference appearances
- Evidence-based practice in action, Lucy D, CIPD Applied Research Conference, January 2020
- Facilitators, Lucy D, Davis C, Adecco Group Webinar: Brexit: retaining talent through change, Adecco Group, [Online], November 2018
- Unlocking employee productivity: the role of health and wellbeing, Lucy D, EEF webinar: Unlocking employee productivity: the role of health and wellbeing, EEF, The manufacturers' organisation, [Online], June 2018
- The march of the market: pay determination in a changing context, Reilly P, Processing & Packaging Machinery Trade Association (PPMA) Annual Conference, Processing & Packaging Machinery Trade Association (PPMA), Newcastle, April 2018