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Is There Really A Problem With HR?
Caitlin Flanagan is an American writer and social critic who contributes to “The Atlantic”, an American magazine and multi-platform publisher which covers news, politics, culture,...
Jun 2019
News in Brief May 2019
Committee on Climate Change issues ‘net zero by 2050’ target Following a request from the governments of the UK, Wales and Scotland, the Committee of...
Jun 2019
Worker directors increasingly prominent in debates on corporate governance reform
There is an emerging consensus that the UK corporate governance regime is tilted too far towards the interests of capital, and away from the interests...
Jun 2019
Better approaches are needed if new ICE forums are to succeed
As many of you will remember, the Information & Consultation Regulations came into force in 2005. I led the team at the (then) Department of...
Jun 2019
News in Brief April 2019
New EU rules to protect ‘gig’ workers New rules passed by the European Parliament will guarantee additional minimum rights at work for those in the...
May 2019
Winners and Losers from Technology
This week the IPA are co-publishing with Acas ‘New technology and the world of work: the winners and the losers.’ This discussion paper is designed...
Apr 2019
Negotiating In Good Faith
With few signs of progress in the cross-party negotiations on Brexit, Labour and Conservative party figures have begun to accuse one another of approaching the...
Apr 2019
News in Brief March 2019
FRC to be replaced with new regulator It was announced this month that the Financial Reporting Council is being abolished to make way for a...
Mar 2019
Are We Really Entering The Age of Insubordination?
In a recent article published in the Financial Times, Andrew Hill welcomed us to “the age of insubordination” citing incidents involving Sally Yates (Donald Trump’s...
Mar 2019
Progressive politicians must not allow workers to be left behind by the future of work
Many commentators agree that, among the myriad causes of Brexit, one of the most important factors is a deep-rooted sense of economic anxiety for many...
Mar 2019
News in Brief February 2019
Excessive working hours hurts UK productivity Evidence published by the Office for National Statistics has revealed that UK workers are putting in an average of...
Mar 2019
The search for meaningfulness at work
In our increasing complex and uncertain world, the meaning and purpose of work and organisations is under pressure. The new Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work,...
Mar 2019
Don’t neglect voice of engaged workers in new ICE arrangements
Towards the end of 2018, the Government published a more detailed response to the Matthew Taylor Good Work Review. The “Good Work Plan” was described...
Feb 2019
News in Brief January 2019
High street braced for further job losses January has been yet another a bruising month for the UK high street. Patisserie Valerie, Oddbins and HMV...
Jan 2019
Employee Involvement can help solve the productivity puzzle, but requires a wholesale change in HRM
The last few years have seen continued slow or even stagnant productivity growth in the UK (0.6% in 2018), a challenge which policy makers have...
Jan 2019