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How pay ratio reporting could reduce pay disparities
Last month parliament approved new laws requiring UK-listed companies to publish their CEO to worker ‘pay ratio.’ The disclosures will show what the CEO makes...
Aug 2018
Gender pay reporting regulations – How transparency can help tackle inequality
Fifty years ago, the sowing machinists at the Ford plant in Dagenham went on strike to demand equal pay for work of equal value. Their...
Aug 2018
What does good work mean for the self-employed?
More people are in work now than ever before and unemployment has hit historic lows. In fact, the revival of the UK labour market has been...
Jun 2018
News in Brief June 2018
New rulings in ongoing ‘gig economy’ court battles Further developments this month have advanced the case for those working in the ‘gig economy’ who have...
Jun 2018
Employee Experience Vs. Engagement, Are These Really the 3 Things You Should Start Thinking About Now?
On 18 May this year, David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom, (researchers, consultants and authors from the O.C. Tanner Institute), posed a number of interesting questions...
Jun 2018
Why unions help with big change
When we talk of unions many people may tend to think of collective bargaining and joint consultative committees. And when we talk of big change...
Jun 2018
News in Brief Spring 2018
Workplace stress leading to mental health problems for middle managers A new CIPD survey of 6,000 UK workers, looking at quality of work indicators, has...
Jun 2018
News in Brief March 2018
Concerns for job losses with one year to Brexit This week marked the one year anniversary of the triggering of Article 50 and the half-way...
Mar 2018
Work-life balance supports can improve employee well-being
Work-life balance supports provided by employers, often known as flexible working arrangements, include flexitime, job sharing, moving from full-tine to part-time working, compressing working hours,...
Mar 2018
It’s All About Inclusivity – But What Does It Really Mean?
Diversity in the workplace We no longer have to make the case that promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace is an extremely important aspect...
Mar 2018
Job Crafting – a work phenomenon that management needs to know about!
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. (Confucius) As the above quote illustrates, in...
Feb 2018
News in Brief February 2018
Brexit Britain is still popular with EU workers The number of European migrants working in Britain continues to rise despite the vote to quit the...
Feb 2018
Dealing with the Introduction of New Technologies
Working with one of our clients who are involving their trade unions in early discussions about the potential effects of new workplace technologies on their...
Jan 2018
Working Well: preview of IPA publication on good work
On 8th February, IPA will be launching our report on Good Work, to coincide with the government’s response to the Taylor Review. This publication draws...
Jan 2018
News in Brief January 2018
Carillion collapse hits suppliers Thousands of Carillion’s suppliers are beginning to feel the impact of its collapse, with subcontractors that are owed money by the...
Jan 2018