Going horizontal? Where next for HR and people management?

25 October 2017 | Duncan Brown, Head of HR Consultancy

Thirty years ago, as a donkey-jacket-attired employee relations officer, I entered the then Institute of…

The productivity puzzle: are we looking in the right place?

6 Dec 2018 | Stephen Bevan, Director…

Precarious work — a slippery concept?

Published: 9 Sep 2016 | Andrea Broughton, Principal Research Fellow

Precarious work is an issue that sparks a great deal of controversy, particularly in these post-crisis times of cautious…

EU immigration: impacts and prospects for the UK labour market

Published: 26 Aug 2016 | Sophie Hedges, Research Economist

As the implications of Brexit unfold and debates about controlling immigration via an…

More apprenticeships, but some are locked out

by Jonathan Buzzeo, IES Research Fellow

The expansion of the apprenticeship offer will not help to reduce unemployment among the most vulnerable young people unless some fundamental barriers to…

Working with arthritis: more common than you think

21 Aug 2017 | Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development

Mention ‘arthritis’ to most people and the mental image it conjures up is of an elderly person living with pain…

2019 looks set to bring talent shortages, so it’s time for creative and innovative HR practice

15 Jan 2019 | Dan Lucy, Deputy Director, HR Consultancy and Research

Poor musculoskeletal health and workforce productivity

Published: 5 Jul 2016 | Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development

Are you sitting comfortably? Well, if you are at your desk, or commuting to work, or on a…