Institute for Employment StudiesThe potential role quality part-time work could play in reducing poverty and solving the inactivity…Vacancy numbers are currently at a near-record high level of around 1.2 million on average per month, more than the number of unemployed…5 min read·Dec 1, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesIt’s time to stop squeezing the ‘squeezed middle’, for everyone’s benefitA few years ago, I interviewed a cohort of line managers about how they approach wellbeing conversations in their one-to-ones. One finding…5 min read·Nov 24, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesMinimum wages: how much is enough?The current state5 min read·Nov 17, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesCreating system change: bringing services together to facilitate employment — lessons from the…As the IES labour market statistical analysis shows, we are facing a substantial mismatch between labour demand and labour supply…4 min read·Nov 17, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesRemind me again, why are higher and cost-of-living-related pay increases a bad thing?‘I’m not saying nobody gets a pay rise. What I am saying is we need to see restraint in pay bargaining, otherwise it will get out of…5 min read·Oct 24, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesWorld Mental Health Day: identifying three priority areas for employer actionToday is World Mental Health Day and one thing is sure — you will have a wide choice of excellent blogs, tweets, articles and think pieces…5 min read·Oct 10, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesThe economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was felt especially hard by young people.Since then the labour market has recovered, and the latest figures showed that youth unemployment is at record lows. However, the…4 min read·Oct 6, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesWill management ‘productivity paranoia’ be the undoing of hybrid work?Microsoft recently made headlines after publishing survey results suggesting a disconnect between managers and their employees about…5 min read·Sep 28, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesAll change: as government returns, we need a new plan for jobs and growthThis comment piece was originally published on the Prospect website on 21 September.6 min read·Sep 28, 2022----
Institute for Employment StudiesTackling the labour market participation crisis among older peoplePolicy changes to retirement and pensions, including the abolition of the statutory retirement age in 2011, aimed to give individuals more…5 min read·Jul 11, 2022----