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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 1d

📢Final call for our annual conference on Thursday! We have an excellent line-up of speakers including some of the the UK's leading experts in employment & HR, as well as great networking opportunities. Oct 9th in London. More information & registration: bit.ly/41jBNua

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 2d

Whether you're involved in programme delivery, policy development, strategic commissioning or frontline support, our webinar on November 5th offers insights into the design, implementation and emerging outcomes of the JobsPlus pilot scheme. Join the discussion! Register here: bit.ly/3KFPeim

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 6d

The IES Annual Conference is now only one week away! We have an excellent line-up of speakers including some of the the UK's leading experts in employment & HR, as well as great networking opportunities. Oct 9 in London. More information & registration: bit.ly/41jBNua

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 6d

In our latest blog for BFI's WorkWise for Screen, Dr Zofia Bajorek explains how manager skills such as active listening, open questions and impartial phrases can be an important starting point for better staff and business outcomes. Read more: bit.ly/3WkNoWI

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Learning and Work Institute @learnworkuk.bsky.social · 13d

The JobsPlus pilot interim implementation and process evaluation, led by our partners @employmentstudies.bsky.social has now been published. 📑

JobsPlus is a community-led employment scheme led by L&W, supported by @csthatwork.bsky.social, IES and Youth Futures Foundation.

Discover the findings. ⬇️

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 14d

Working with @learnworkuk.bsky.social we have published our evaluation of the JobsPlus pilot scheme, a place-based, community-led employment programme, designed to help people into work through on-site employment services, community support & financial incentives. bit.ly/4nNW8R8 1/3

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 13d

In a newly published case study, Dr. Meenakshi Krishnan and Claudia Plowden Roberts look at equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) at the British Council, the success achieved with implementation, monitoring and assessment, and what can be learnt from this: bit.ly/46TPAdV

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 13d

The IES Annual Conference is now only two weeks away! We have an excellent line-up of speakers including some of the the UK's leading experts in employment & HR, as well as great networking opportunities. Oct 9 in London. More information & registration: bit.ly/41jBNua

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 14d

This UK pilot is being delivered by housing associations across 10 sites (each 300 - 1000 households), including a mix of urban and rural areas. Despite the early stages of the pilot, there was positive emerging evidence of employment outcomes. Read: bit.ly/4nNW8R8 3/3

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 14d

The programme was initially evaluated in the United States, showing that partnership between landlords, tenants and key local services can lead to better, long-term employment outcomes for residents. 2/3

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 14d

Working with @learnworkuk.bsky.social we have published our evaluation of the JobsPlus pilot scheme, a place-based, community-led employment programme, designed to help people into work through on-site employment services, community support & financial incentives. bit.ly/4nNW8R8 1/3

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 15d

Our latest blog for BFI's WorkWise for Screen has just been published! Lucy O'Melia explains that by understanding potential benefits of workplace mediation, managers can use it to resolve conflict and prevent escalation to formal process. Read more here: bit.ly/4pATQ9D

When Conflict at Work is Getting Out of Hand, Consider Mediation

By understanding potential benefits of workplace mediation, managers can use it to resolve conflict and prevent escalation t

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 21d

Ahead of the IES conference (bit.ly/4gwlUa3) which will focus on productivity through people, Daniel Lucy examines the roles of both HR and government policy in addressing the current comparatively low rate of productivity in the UK. Read more: bit.ly/46EbJNc

Quote from Dan Lucy, "With the government’s renewed focus on productivity, both across the economy but also within public services, this year’s IES Annual Conference will be a platform for refocussing and shaping the debate on productivity to high-light the value of effective management of people and the contribution of enlightened HR practices."

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 16d

In the context of a decrease in the uptake of languages at GCSE, this new report, written with NIESR colleagues, presents the interim findings from an evaluation of a number of DfE's Language Programmes, which support Modern Foreign Language provision in schools in England. Read bit.ly/47PQyZJ

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 16d

📢This new ReAct research looks at the Prime Provider Network, representing national employer engagement teams from across the Restart providers. It considers the value of collaborative working via both employers and employment service providers. Read the briefing here: bit.ly/4gK5fQn

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 20d

The IES Annual Conference is just three weeks away! We have a great line-up of speakers, plus panel discussions and networking opportunities with the UK's leading experts in employment and HR. More information & registration: bit.ly/41jBNua

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 21d

Our latest blog for the BFI's WorkWise For Screen is now available. With workplace conflict costing the UK creative sector £1.8 billion annually, Lucy O'Melia considers how early resolution can build a stronger, more confident team. Read more here: bit.ly/3Kp80dE

If Something's Not Quite Right in Your Workplace, Have a Quiet Chat…

Workplace conflict is an unavoidable fact of life. How managers tackle it can have profound consequences for people and organisations.

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 21d

Ahead of the IES conference (bit.ly/4gwlUa3) which will focus on productivity through people, Daniel Lucy examines the roles of both HR and government policy in addressing the current comparatively low rate of productivity in the UK. Read more: bit.ly/46EbJNc

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 22d

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics.

“The labour market continues to cool, with falling payroll numbers, vacancies and weakening pay growth, as employer confidence remains low. Low paying sectors, such as retail and hospitality, hit hardest by rising employment costs, continue to see the sharpest falls in payroll numbers. There are early signs of stabilisation, as the pace of decline in both jobs and vacancies is slowing. The government’s Get Britain Working reforms remain an urgent priority, with record-high numbers of people still out of work due to ill health and unemployment continuing to rise.”

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 23d

In a new blog, Alexandra Nancarrow, PhD and Susie Bamford PhD take an in-depth look at the importance of inclusive research and its role in improving social equity in the UK, and reflect on specific IES projects which have demonstrated this. Read more: bit.ly/3K0qu4h

Quote from Dr Alexandra Nancarrow, "Our work at the Institute for Employment Studies embraces a central theme of including underrepresented people in research projects, with an overall aim to improve social equity in the UK through evidence-based research across education, health and employment."

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 27d

The IES Annual Conference is fast approaching! We have a great line-up of speakers, plus panel discussions and networking opportunities with the UK's leading experts in the fields of employment and HR. 9 October in London. More information & registration: bit.ly/41jBNua

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 27d

IES's Becci Newton contributed to the House of Commons' Work and Pensions Committee's newly published report 'Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres'. She is quoted several times, including on how to best deliver employability support. Read the report: bit.ly/489aqXF

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 29d

📢 New ReAct research highlights what works in strategic partnerships and how collaboration can bring benefits to operational delivery and participant experience, resulting in a more comprehensive support offer and better tailoring of support for participants. Read our findings: bit.ly/47vtcIH

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · Sep 4

Its now only just over a month until our Annual Conference! We will be discussing how organisations can effectively improve productivity through people, and our speakers include some of the UK's leading employment specialists & HR thinkers. Register here: bit.ly/41jBNua

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · Sep 3

In case you missed it! In the light of the House of Lords inquiry, Astrid Allen explores the continuing trend of home and hybrid working post COVID-19, the comparable benefits of at-home and office working, and achieving the right balance moving forward: bit.ly/3Un9tD5

Quote from Astrid Allen, "It seems that there is no ‘right’ amount of in-office working. Individuals, job roles, teams and businesses will all have different, and often changing, optimum levels of remote and hybrid working."

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · Sep 3

In a blog originally posted on Adzuna, Nicholas Litsardopoulos takes an in-depth look at the impact of AI on the UK job market, including the hiring process, qualifications required for roles and the recent rise in apprenticeships. Read more: bit.ly/3UXFdz6

Quote from Nick Litsardopoulos, "A paradox that arises from the dissemination of AI technologies across industries is that as the AI capabilities increase and allow tasks to be completed by employees with lower qualifications, at the same time the AI tools become more capable and sophisticated requiring more knowledgeable employees."