IPA's nita clarke will be speaking at the IES annual conference and tickets are now available! Join Nita and many more of the UK's leading employment specialists and HR thinkers to consider the best ways of creating a sustainable workforce. Event info: bit.ly/43Jswvq

Call to action: If you or your organisation have used Skills Bootcamps we would love to hear about your experiences to help us with further research. Please contact joy williams about taking part in our roundtable discussions.

April is stress awareness month StressManagementSoc and we are looking at some of the research IES has carried out on this subject. This excellent blog by @sallywilsonIES looks at strategy around mental health in the workplace including stress management: bit.ly/4bKZVJs

Employers & HR share your views! Institute for Employment Studies & Working With Cancer 💙 are looking to better understand existing practices to support staff working with cancer, what challenges organisations face & further support required. Please complete our brief survey: bit.ly/4arUFJx

Icymi our March newsletter covered alternatives to job cuts in an economic downturn bit.ly/4a9q1ou and insights from our Engage for Success UK Survey bit.ly/3GQoiaE Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: bit.ly/3um5fCv (scroll to bottom of page)

IPA event: Engage for success 16 April 1-2.30pm
The pandemic, stagnating UK productivity and employee unrest have led to a significant drop in employee engagement. Join us to hear insights from the 2023 Engage for Success UK survey on how to address this: bit.ly/43PLhNT

In a new blog, joy williams summarises recent research into the DfE's Skills Bootcamps & how well they fit with occupational standards, including a call to action for employers who have used Skills Bootcamps to participate in further research.
Read more: bit.ly/3TqRaMD

In a blog originally published on Adzuna, Dan Muir & Nick Litsardopoulos reflect on the impact of the Tata Steel closure in Port Talbot and consider other local labour markets dominated by singular employers or industries that may also be vulnerable. bit.ly/4cyjHs7

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week and IES's Jane Mansour, Zofia Bajorek and Claudia have published a report on how support for neurodiverse people looking for employment can be improved, based on findings from Restart participants. Read more: bit.ly/4ab033K

Could your organisation benefit from a fresh look at strategic workforce planning (SWP)? In a new blog Duncan Brown highlights current challenges in SWP, possible new ways forward, and specifically what the UK can learn from French strategies. Read more: bit.ly/3Tvr7VE

Continuing with the theme of National Careers Week, today we are revisiting a blog by Becci Newton about the importance of participation in education and training for young people, and political policy around this. Read more: bit.ly/3GgDqOj

In support of National Careers Week we are revisiting our recent research on careers. This blog by Ben Brindle looks specifically at jobs and careers in the green sector, and how they can be supported to meet the UK's net zero target. Read more: bit.ly/3T6VrEF

This week is National Careers Week so we are revisiting our recent research on careers starting with Cristiana Orlando's excellent blog on improving prospects for young people, and lessons can we learn from Europe: bit.ly/3Tol59s

ICYMI, a good piece from Ben Chu last night on older people and #employment , including comment from IES Director Tony Wilson on how employers need to match words with action. You can watch from approximately 23:25 on the link below.
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Continuing our support for #EmotionalHealthWeek , Zofia Bajorek's blog considers CIPD's health and wellbeing at work data from last year, and reflects on reasons behind a marked increase in sickness absence in the UK.
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With thanks to all participants & contributions from trade unionists & employers who joined nita clarke for our recent industrial relations webinar.
If you missed the event, download the slides here: bit.ly/42Mvrmy and watch the recording here: bit.ly/3OQsDPv.

Continuing with our support for #emotionalhealthweek Zofia Bajorek's blog reflects on last year's Health and Wellbeing at Work conference, considers where we currently are with issues around health and wellbeing at work, and what needs to change. Read more: bit.ly/3wrgeez

How can HR professionals best support employees in terms of mental well-being? In support of #emotionalhealthweek , today we are resharing this blog by @sallywilsonIES which explores the latest research and recommendations. Read more: bit.ly/4bKZVJs

Last chance to book! There are still places available for our online event tomorrow 1-2pm on strengthening working relations with trade unions. Presented and chaired by nita clarke. See bit.ly/3GQoiaE for more information and to sign up.

As highlighted in this new blog by IES's Kate Alexander, legislation for employees' rights needs to catch up with the ever increasing numbers of app-based workers.