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Reflections on Mental Health, Workplace Wellbeing and Productivity

Professor Colin Lindsay, Director of ESRC PrOPEL Hub, reflects on insights from our recent Knowledge Into Practice event, hosted in collaboration the Enterprise Research Centre, on Mental Health, Workplace Wellbeing and Productivity Here at the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council PrOPEL Hub, we hugely enjoyed partnering with the Enterprise Research Centre (UK) on our […]

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Work Engagement in Practice

Engaging employees

PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Associate Nicola Murray explores what work engagement means and how it can support business recovery post COVID-19. Taking an Evidence-Based Approach In recent years, ‘employee engagement’ has become somewhat of a buzzword with an array of different definitions and an even wider range of associated claims and promises. This isn’t very

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Human Resource Management in the Public Sector: Does it work?

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At our upcoming International Research Seminar, learn from Alex Bryson how Human Resource Management be used to enhance productivity in the public sector?

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Matching people hours and jobs: building back without under-employment

Boosting innovation

Professor Colin Lindsay of the University of Strathclyde blogs on recent research by Strathclyde Business School and the University of Portsmouth on drivers of under-employment, and what we can do to build back towards workplaces where people have access to the hours and shifts that they need. There has been much discussion of the need,

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The PrOPEL Hub Celebrates Entrepreneurship

Boosting innovation

Explore the world of entrepreneurship with the PrOPEL Hub as we release new content to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week. THRIVING IN UNCERTAINTY PODCAST – PART 2 Release Date – 18 November It’s been 9 months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation and countries across the world went into lockdown. The

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How Cost Effective is Workplace Wellbeing?

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For this webinar, the PrOPEL Hub joins the CIPD to discuss the importance of employee wellbeing in the workplace and how to ensure the cost-effectiveness of wellbeing solutions. Considering the wellbeing of your staff is key to being a good employer and a successful organisation. Wellbeing contributes to staff engagement, it helps with retention and

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Launch of the P-Word: a leadership development programme for the Creative Industry

Boosting innovation

The “P” Word is a brand-new, nine-month leadership development programme for diverse artists and entrepreneurs. Co-designed with its participants, THE “P” WORD is being led by PUNCH and the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ETHNIC MINORITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP – “CREME”- at Aston University Business School. As COVID-19 continues to impact the creative industries, innovative models of business

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Fairwork in the context of Covid-19

Engaging employees, Improving wellbeing, Managing people

In this podcast, Professor Graeme Roy is joined by Professor Alan Felstead, Professor Patricia Findlay and Ed Houghton to discuss fair work in the context of Covid-19.

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CIPD Scotland Policy Forum Event

Engaging employees

Working Lives Scotland On 18th June 2020, the CIPD shared insights from the inaugural Working Lives Scotland report. The data from a boosted sample of the UK Working Lives Survey was analysed to provide Scotland specific insights on job quality to drive engagement and improvement and support the growth of quality jobs. Marek Zemanik, CIPD, presented

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