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
Working Well: Perspectives on Good Work and why it matters

To coincide with the government's response to the Taylor Review, the IPA have produced a report which draws together 16 expert perspectives on what Good Work means in modern Britain, why it is important and how to bring it about. Read more
IPA Responds to Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

Nita Clarke OBE, Director of the IPA, lays out her response to the publication of the Matthew Taylor Review. Read more

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Making the case for engagement

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Latest News

News in Brief November 2018

A summary of this month's employment news. Read more
How a strong employee voice in the workplace can lead to greater employee involvement in lean manufacturing systems

In this article, Dr Chiara Benassi of King's College London discusses the findings of her research into employee involvement in lean manufacturing. Through a comparative look at the systems in the UK , Germany and Italy she talks about the risks of work intensification that can come with lean processes and the potential pitfalls of some attempts to involve employees in boosting productivity that don't properly align the incentive and employee voice structures with the intended goals. Read more
Where would a ‘No Deal’ Brexit leave UK employees?

With the risk of a no deal Brexit now a serious possibility, IPA's Patrick Brione lays out the impact such an outcome could have on UK employees and their rights at work. He explains how current employment rights, while not immediately lost in such a scenario, would be potentially at risk and why moves to repeal them by a future Conservative government would be a mistake. Read more
News in Brief October 2018

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