IER Covid-19 Research and insight
Hogarth, T. (2021) Covid-19 and the demand for labour and skills in Europe. Early evidence and implications for migration policy.
We're all in this together: Strategies for achieving employee retention during COVID-19 - Blog by Professor Philip Taylor.
Warren, T. and Lyonette, C. (2020) Carrying the work burden of the COVID-19 pandemic: working class women in the UK. Briefing Note 1: Employment and mental health.
Find out more about IER’s Covid-19 blogs, publications and projects here.
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The Quality of Working Life Revisited
Along with colleagues David Guest from King’s College London and Angie Knox from Sydney University, IER’s Chris Warhurst has published a journal virtual special issue that re-evaluates classic articles on the quality of working life published in Human Relations over the past 50 years.
Read more about the articles here and the introduction to the special issue here.
Future Proofing Apprenticeships
The study explored how apprenticeships could be developed to meet the changing job roles and skills needs, and help to ‘build back better’ in two sectors where the Co-op delivers most apprenticeships: food retail and funeral care.
Despite distinct differences between the two sectors, there were a lot of common themes including a broadening of job roles, more flexible working and the need to develop digital skills.
The report 'Future Proofing Apprenticeships' was launched at a virtual conference on Thursday 26th November, attended by sector stakeholders, apprenticeship organisations and Government Departments.