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Good industrial relations must underpin the Employment Rights Bill
Good industrial relations must underpin the Employment Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Bill is likely to pass into law by the end of the year (depending on the ongoing interplay between the Houses of...
Oct 2025
Is the people factor being lost in the productivity debate?
Is the people factor being lost in the productivity debate?
The UK has a productivity problem. We produce far less per hour worked than our international comparators and, consequently, economic growth and living standards are...
Sep 2025
Listen! Speak up! Be Safe!
Listen! Speak up! Be Safe!
In recent years, traditional forms of worker participation have been eroded with a reduction in trade union influence, new hybrid working arrangements, the introduction of...
Sep 2025
Beyond the Works Council: What Global Experience Taught Me About Employee Voice
Beyond the Works Council: What Global Experience Taught Me About Employee Voice
When I first started negotiating with pilot unions in Hong Kong, I never imagined it would shape how I viewed the workplace. But after over...
Aug 2025
Good work, wellbeing, and productivity: what is the role of management?
Good work, wellbeing, and productivity: what is the role of management?
What enables some places to have an abundance of good work when others don’t? After all, many key drivers of good work – favourable macroeconomic...
Jul 2025
Management Training: Impacting practice at moments that matter
Management Training: Impacting practice at moments that matter
One through line of all the organisations I’ve worked for is ‘learning by experience’. Something that is even more prevalent when moving away from front-line...
Jun 2025
Are you ready for change? Asks IES’s Dr Alison Carter
Are you ready for change? Asks IES’s Dr Alison Carter
There is a lot of change about for organisations, and it feels like changes are speeding up. We may have got used to multiple overlapping...
Jun 2025
Bridging the divide – why the people issues matter
Bridging the divide – why the people issues matter
A persistent divide exists across the UK workforce, one that significantly impacts employee wellbeing, performance, and overall attitudes toward work. While early signs of improvement...
May 2025
Future Generations Report 2025: 10 years since the Act, what role can the workforce play in delivering Wellbeing for Wales?
Future Generations Report 2025: 10 years since the Act, what role can the workforce play in delivering Wellbeing for Wales?
The Welsh Government’s 2025 Future Generations Report represents a key milestone since Wales embarked on an ambitious roadmap to secure a sustainable future for the next...
May 2025
The Decline of Employee Participation in Britain
The Decline of Employee Participation in Britain
There has been growing evidence in recent decades of the importance of participation in decisions at work both for employees’ well-being and for their work...
Apr 2025
Why mediation is key to conflict solution
Why mediation is key to conflict solution
As a mediator of almost 30 years, I describe myself as allergic to formal grievances. The same allergy applies to most formal disciplinary hearings and...
Apr 2025
Moving from divisive diversity to constructive dialogue on inclusion for all
Moving from divisive diversity to constructive dialogue on inclusion for all
What’s next for DEI? This question is top of mind for HR leaders and diversity, equality, and inclusion advocates ever since Donald Trump signed his...
Mar 2025
Health, Work, and Engagement: Rebuilding a Sustainable Workforce
Health, Work, and Engagement: Rebuilding a Sustainable Workforce
The UK labour market faces a growing and complex challenge: rising economic inactivity driven by long-term health conditions. Over 2.8 million people are currently out...
Mar 2025
We need more meaningful work in the public sector
We need more meaningful work in the public sector
The public sector in the UK is teetering on the brink of a crisis. Trust in government has tanked; productivity has yet to return to...
Feb 2025
Legislation is not a fix-all: how the potential for change is in the hands of employers
Legislation is not a fix-all: how the potential for change is in the hands of employers
The Employment Rights Bill announced by Labour last year holds much promise for workers’ rights. As the biggest shake-up in a generation, it could transform...
Feb 2025