IPA's Brexit Briefing

It is almost impossible to say with confidence at this stage where the UK will be come 31st October. Nevertheless many in the UK workforce and business community will be understandably extremely concerned about the very significant possibility of crashing out of the EU with no deal in just a few weeks' time. With that in mind the IPA have put together a special Brexit preparedness bulletin below with information and guidance news relating to Brexit, the workforce and EU employment rights. Read more
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

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News in Brief September 2019

A summary of this month's employment news. Read more
Leadership, Integrity & The Curse of the Start-Up Founder

In the aftermath of the ousting of yet another founder from a start-up behemoth with a toxic workplace culture, IPA's Patrick Brione shines a light on the importance of ethical leadership from CEOs in setting a culture of integrity, particularly for new start up businesses. Read more
Inclusion and Diversity starts with culture

Diane Sinclair, Group Employee Relations Director at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, discusses the importance of setting a good corporate culture around diversity and inclusion, starting from the very top. She outlines key work that Coca-Cola HBC is doing to focus minds on this topic and achieve cultural change, by leveraging the influence of key leaders. Read more
IPA's Brexit Briefing

It is almost impossible to say with confidence at this stage where the UK will be come 31st October. Nevertheless many in the UK workforce and business community will be understandably extremely concerned about the very significant possibility of crashing out of the EU with no deal in just a few weeks' time. With that in mind the IPA have put together a special Brexit preparedness bulletin below with information and guidance news relating to Brexit, the workforce and EU employment rights. Read more