Is Thursday the new Friday? The future of working time and hopes for a four-day week

This paper by IPA on behalf of FES lays out the current state of the UK debate around working time reductions and the campaign for a four-day week. With the Labour Party considering a four-day week as official policy and considerable media interest in trials of a four-day week, this report looks at the evidence for such a policy, as well as the barriers it faces. Read more
Forces of Change: Innovation and Engagement in UK Policing

This report looks in detail at how well UK police forces have managed change and innovation over recent years. It explores how engagement levels have fared during times of austerity, how forces can achieve a culture of innovation from the ground-up and what lessons there are for the change management process. Read more
Working Well for Yourself: What makes for good self-employment?

This report seeks to address the question ‘what makes for good self-employment’? Building on the wider debate about good work – sparked by the publication of the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices – we set out to uncover what exactly makes for good work for the UK’s 4.8 million self-employed. Read more
MTR Crossrail and ASLEF: Partnership in Action

The IPA was delighted to have been asked by ASLEF and MTR Crossrail to undertake a case study of the partnership working relations established by company and union to underpin the success of London’s new Elizabeth line. The working relations developed and sustained over the last few years are an inspiring example of working together to achieve mutual gains and joint wins – of meeting challenges, of building joint relationships and an architecture for problem solving. Read more

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News in Brief July 2019

A summary of this month's employment news. Read more
Is there really a problem with middle managers?

IPA's Derek Luckhurst continues his line of 'is there really a problem with...' articles with a look at that archetypal workplace problem - the middle manager. Often maligned, trapped between the demands of the frontline and the expectations of senior executives, he argues middle managers are often undervalued and under-equipped for what are actually vital roles. Read more
Could a four-day week soon become a reality?

To mark the release of the IPA's new report on working time and a four-day week, the report's author Patrick Brione discusses the prospects of a four-day week becoming a reality for workers in the UK over the coming years. Read more
News in Brief June 2019

A summary of this month's employment news. Read more