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Royal London Colleague Representation Forum Case study
Colleague Representation at Royal London – A case study Written by Mike Calvert, Principal Officer, Colleague Representative Forum, Royal London Colleague representation has been a...
Sep 2023
How employee voice mechanisms can support the adoption of AI in the workplace
If you want to reap the benefits of Artificial intelligence, talk to your employees: How employee voice mechanisms can support the adoption of AI in...
Jul 2023
The challenges of the future world of work
I was invited to be the Keynote speaker at the recent IES Conference – Shaping a Fairer World of Work – and my brief was...
Jun 2023
Why Talking about the Menopause is a Must
Twenty years ago, we never talked about the menopause. We euphemistically talked about ‘the change’, but never talked openly about the transition that affects 51%...
May 2023
IES Annual Conference: Presentation Slides
Slides: The IES Annual Conference 2023 Shaping a fairer world of work A collection of presentation slides from the 2023 IES Annual Conference: Shaping a fairer...
May 2023
IPA and IES open a new chapter
The Involvement & Participation Association (IPA) and Institute for Employment Studies (IES) are delighted to announce that the two organisations will merge from 1st May. The...
Apr 2023
Grasping the nettle: shaping a fairer world of work in complex times
In advance of the upcoming IES annual conference on fairness at work, it is worth pausing for a moment to consider the situation in which we find...
Apr 2023
Wellbeing Staff Representatives
It’s always interesting when research confirms what one is seeing on a day-to-day basis. Most representatives I’ve trained over the last couple of years have...
Mar 2023
Gradual, then sudden: why employment has stalled and what the Budget should do
Ernest Hemingway wrote that bankruptcy happens in two ways: “Gradually, then suddenly.” Changes in the labour market can be like that too – with trends...
Mar 2023
Knowledge: Managing the Exodus
At the September 2022 IPA Employer Hub I presented, to a well-attended hub, on the topic of Knowledge Exodus, an issue which is key to...
Feb 2023
How Do We Convince People That Staff Forums & Works Councils Can Save Organisations Money?
We have known for several years that positive and proactive communication processes support the development of an organisation and that many have recognised the benefits...
Jan 2023
Staff Forum or Trade Union. Why not both?
There is continuing debate about whether a staff forum can be as effective as a trade union and which of the two options an organisation...
Nov 2022
Knowledge Exodus
It was great to see so many people at our last Hub meeting on 13 September 2022 and even better to hear the debate generated...
Oct 2022
The Alternative Great Resignation
Mike Calvert is Principal Officer of the Colleague Representative Forum, Royal London. Mike has been an employee representative for 18 years and worked with Royal London...
Sep 2022
Managers: out of sight does not mean out of mind
The uptick in remote working for some parts of the labour market during COVID led to an initial boom in social activities at work as...
Jun 2022