ICYMI: A webinar recording and slides are now available from this morning's JobsPlus webinar, held in conjunction with @learnworkuk.bsky.social. With thanks to all contributors and attendees. You can access the recording and download the research assets here: bit.ly/4w5cUPw

New blog! At the annual Forum of the European HR Directors’ Circle last week, Duncan Brown heard some great ideas and examples for taking the opportunities presented by our ageing workforces in Europe, as well as how states and employers can respond to the undoubted challenges: bit.ly/4uRBZww

New blog! Last week was #CarersWeek and to mark it Alison Carter examined how carers can most effectively be supported in the workplace by employers, managers and colleagues, particularly in terms of the critical first step of self-recognition as a carer. Read more: bit.ly/3QlxPPp

What supports the effective design, delivery and evaluation of local work and health programmes? Join us on Wednesday 15 July to find out. 📺 This webinar with @employmentstudies.bsky.social is part of the Labour Market Evidence programme. Find out more: learningandwork.org.uk/labour-marke...

📢 New blog! 18 months into JobsPlus, a clearer picture is emerging around supporting residents in social housing communities to move closer to work and what this tells us about the role of local, place-based approaches for engagement and progression. Blog: bit.ly/4vLat4Q Research: bit.ly/3QseH28

NEW: #JobsPlus has shown promise reaching social housing residents who are out of work but do not typically access mainstream support. 🔍 New evaluation findings led by @employmentstudies.bsky.social have now been published. Read coverage in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... 🗞️

Working with @learnworkuk.bsky.social, we've just published our final evaluation of the JobsPlus pilot, a place-based, community-led employment programme. JobsPlus is designed to help people into work through on-site employment services, community support & financial incentives. bit.ly/3QseH28 1/4

#JobsPlus Year 2 evaluation webinar is on 24 June! In partnership with Learning and Work Institute we will provide an overview of findings, discuss implications for policy, employers & partners, and highlight key trends & areas for more development. More details & registration: bit.ly/4dD9EUb

📢Register now for our JobsPlus year 2 evaluation webinar! This event marks a key milestone in the national evaluation of JobsPlus, a place-based, community-led employment programme helping people into work through on-site employment services, community support & financial incentives. bit.ly/4dD9EUb

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics.

New blog! Using the example of flexible working and recent research on its application (or lack of), Duncan Brown argues that HR functions are overly focused on policy drafting and procedural niceties – and often failing to deliver into practice. Read more: bit.ly/4dI2izS

ICYMI: Catch up on our Good Work for Autistic Women webinar via our resources hub, featuring the recording, presentation slides and employer toolkit. Learn how employers, HR and line managers can better understand, support and empower autistic women at work. bit.ly/3QF4oYs

Join us on April 29th for an evidence-based webinar examining what good work looks like for autistic women. The session explores recent IES & UCL research & considers how employers, HR professionals & managers can better understand, support and empower autistic women in the workplace: bit.ly/4bJ9quW

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced monthly Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics.

📢New research! This latest ReAct report explores how AI tools are being introduced and used within Restart delivery, examining both the operational processes behind implementation and the experiences of staff and customers engaging with these tools. Read more: bit.ly/4cbPukM

With the State Pension age rising to 67, Emily Kramers considers what’s needed to drive the recruitment and retention of older workers, drawing on personal experience to demonstrate the process of a career change in later life and the positive impact of age diversity at work: bit.ly/4ms84si

The publication of more details on pay transparency proposals in the UK & EU appears to have incurred diametrically opposed reactions from employers. In this blog Duncan Brown provides more insights, & suggests employers continue to implement greater pay transparency & understanding: bit.ly/3Q75awP

Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay2026 and to mark it we are highlighting IES's work on neurodiversity in the workplace, a range of our resources on this is available here: bit.ly/4s5qEHL Also a reminder of the invitation to join our webinar on good work for autistic women on April 29th (see below).

Join us on April 29th for an evidence-based webinar examining what good work looks like for autistic women. The session explores recent IES & UCL research & considers how employers, HR professionals & managers can better understand, support and empower autistic women in the workplace: bit.ly/4bJ9quW

In a new blog, based on an article originally published by Adzuna, Nicholas Litsardopoulos examines the current crisis in UK graduate employment, reflecting on the factors which have led to it, and identifying the actions and policy priorities which could provide possible solutions: bit.ly/3PA0teZ

In a new blog that looks at the challenges facing single working parents, Astrid Allen reflects on the rise of ‘flexism’ in the workplace, considers ways that employers can offer more support around flexible working, and details evidence of the organisational benefits of doing so: bit.ly/4caq9rb

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from Office for National Statistics.

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced measures by Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden on the major new employment drive to create 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for young people.

In a new blog to mark National Careers Week, Duncan Brown considers how clear, accessible and supported the career paths are that UK employers currently offer, both to young people and the general workforce, and suggests ways employers can improve. Read the blog: bit.ly/47cN1Dw

In our webinar to mark #InternationalWomensDay, Dr. Meenakshi Krishnan & Naomi Clayton considered the wide range of factors leading to the slow progress in improving gender equality in the workplace and what practical steps organisations can take to change this. Recording and slides: bit.ly/4bq4fzO

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the Spring Statement, announced by government earlier today.

This new IES report for Standard Life UK looks at the role of employers in pension saving, and what they can do beyond the legal requirements in the automatic enrolment system, especially to support low-to-middle earners balance affordability and adequate retirement provision. Read: bit.ly/3ZS2AfZ

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics.

📢 Webinar invitation! To mark International Women's Day we invite you to join us as we unpack the real reasons behind a stall in momentum for women's career progression and what practical steps organisations can take to change this. Register & event info: bit.ly/3MDrLzN

To celebrate #RaceEqualityWeek we are posting outputs promoting the theme of #ChangeNeedsAllofUS. These slides address the continuing issue of persistent race inequalities prevalent in the UK labour market and how they can be tackled in the workplace. www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/web...

Young people transitioning from education to employment face a complex support system. In this blog Dr Alexandra Nancarrow examines how mapping of services can help young people access the right support, and enable local authorities to make positive changes: bit.ly/4jSLM1i

In the UK there are around 700,000 people with an #autism diagnosis & many #autistic women & girls are undiagnosed. This toolkit is the result of in-depth research with working autistic women & details guidance for organisations, HR & line managers: bit.ly/4qy5h20 @ucl.ac.uk

Event invitation! 26 Feb, London, free to attend. The Employment Rights Act has focused attention on the importance of strengthening workplace relations & this conference brings together lead researchers. Keynote speakers: Jonny Gifford & Nita Clarke OBE. bit.ly/463paFE

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.

New report! This literature review for CITB covers research into the challenges faced by the construction industry in recruiting & retaining employees, and recommendations for engaging with specific groups in order to address this. Read report & summary: bit.ly/3NeYawJ

The recent ERSA conference enabled the ReAct team to reflect on the employment adviser role via a workshop with 25 employment support professionals. This paper covers the findings and includes insights on future recruitment and retention of advisers. Read: bit.ly/4jFbKFD

In a new blog Emily Kramers and Rosie Gloster look at the wider benefits of adult learning, and specifically how these apply to learning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for participants in the Restart employment support programme. Read more: bit.ly/3LpQc3e

This new research paper from Dr Zofia Bajorek & Dr Alison Carter looks at group coaching, exploring the purpose and impact of workplace group coaching and the benefits for organisations and employees. Read the paper: bit.ly/3YzXp3G Access the coaching research collection: bit.ly/4qMsHjJ

In this forthcoming NICEC workshop, IES researchers Dr Kyla Ellis Ellis and Kate Alexander will share findings from research exploring the role of social class in career decision making, using the construction sector as a case study. Learn more here: www.nicec.org/events/nicec...

In a new blog, originally published by Adzuna, Nicholas Litsardopoulos takes an in-depth look at productivity, its relationship to pay and how it is measured, and identifies recommendations to help tackle the current economic stagnation in the UK. Read more: bit.ly/49l8ASI

In a new blog, Dr Meenakshi Krishnan reflects on 2025 in terms of the rapidly changing face of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, and identifies the key EDI trends for the coming year. Read more: bit.ly/4qEGo46

More widely it needs to boost employer confidence and create the conditions for growth, while widening access to employment support. @employmentstudies.bsky.social

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from ONS.

New blog! Billy Campbell discusses research commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation which visually maps support services available to young people from four specific & often disadvantages groups who are seeking employment. Blog: bit.ly/4q9Whzo Report: bit.ly/44pVWAf Infographics: bit.ly/48SPgfb

Commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation, IES evaluated Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, that supports young people looking for work and claiming Universal Credit. Learn more about participant employment outcomes in the animation below. Report & full animation: bit.ly/48mrkRe

Commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation, IES evaluated Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, that supports young people looking for work and claiming Universal Credit. Learn more about participant feedback in the animation below. Report & full animation here: bit.ly/48mrkRe

A welcome set of announcements over the weekend on the government's Youth Guarantee, helping to build a more comprehensive offer for young people www.gov.uk/government/n...

In a new blog, Billy Campbell reflects on the recently published evaluation of the Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures Programme, which aims to support 16–24-year-olds into sustained employment, and identifies the key take-away lessons from this research: bit.ly/48DAOI9 Report: bit.ly/4iD98r9

In our final ReAct briefing paper of the Autumn series, we focus on the ReAct collaboration itself and what value this has brought to participating organisations and the people they support. Read: bit.ly/4ovzixm

Commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation, IES evaluated Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures programme, that supports young people looking for work and claiming Universal Credit. Learn more about the support received in the animation below. Report & full animation here: bit.ly/48mrkRe