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Managing stress at work: the 2010 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/03/2010
Latest IRS research examines the steps employers are taking to manage and reduce work-related stress, including occupational health provision and counselling.

Stress management training: the 2010 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/03/2010
Equipping line managers with good people management skills is considered the most important type of training intervention for dealing with stress at work, according to this IRS survey.

Use of absence triggers in managing absence - the IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 23/02/2010
Many organisations are using several different measures to trigger a management reaction to employee absence. This IRS survey examines those measures and the actions taken as a consequence.

HR roles and responsibilities: the 2010 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 22/02/2010
HR had a challenging year in 2009, but has come through it in good shape. Our eighth annual survey on HR roles and responsibilities finds that the function is growing in demand and influence within organisations.

Paternity and adoption leave: the 2010 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/02/2010
IRS research finds that although half the organisations in our survey enhance paternity leave beyond the statutory minimum, fathers and partners of new mothers are still reluctant to use it, especially if the enhanced wage falls short of full pay.

Public sector pay 2009
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/02/2010
The worsening economic situation put pressure on the public sector in the 2009 pay round, with the Government imposing restraint, and settlement levels under scrutiny from all sides.

Change management at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 25/01/2010
Despite undergoing large-scale organisational change over the past three years - including a redundancy programme - the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has boosted employee engagement levels.

Compiling, maintaining and using absence records: the 2009 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 19/01/2010
Timely and accurate absence records are the foundation on which the sound management of absence depends. This IRS survey - the first in our three part series on absence records, targets and triggers - looks at how data is collected and used, and steps taken to improve the quality of records kept.

Maternity provision and return to work: the IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/01/2010
IRS research examines the maternity provision and return to work arrangements following maternity leave, including flexible working and re-induction, of 179 organisations.

Pre-employment screening: developing standards
Source: Occupational Health
Date: 01/01/2010
Scotland has taken a lead in developing efficient standards for pre-employment screening. Lesley Murray explains how the simplified procedures were developed.

Christmas during a recession: the 2009 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 14/12/2009
Latest IRS research of employers' plans for Christmas celebrations investigates cost-cutting measures and budgets for the party season and finds a significant number of employers cutting back on spending.

RSK's online induction improves retention
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 14/12/2009
A new online induction programme has helped environmental consultancy RSK to halve its labour turnover, make significant cost savings and improve communication across the organisation.

Opting out of Agenda for Change: Southend University Hospital's story
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/12/2009
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has taken the decision to opt out of the health service's nationally negotiated pay and conditions framework, Agenda for Change. Instead, it has retained locally bargained terms that remain popular with employees.

ASHE 2009: weekly earnings rise by 2% while gender pay gap narrows
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/12/2009
Earnings growth was modest over the year to April 2009, but outpaced headline inflation. Meanwhile, this year's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings revealed a slight narrowing of the gender pay gap.

Culture change at GMB reduces sickness absence by 80%
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 26/11/2009
By introducing policies and procedures on absence management, and heightening employee awareness of stress and bullying issues, the GMB union's Yorkshire and North Derbyshire region reduced sickness absence rates from 7.3% to 1.3% over an 18-month period.

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