Institute for Employment Studies

The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is a British centre of research and consultancy on human resources and employment.^[1][2]

Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Founded	1969
Headquarters	Brighton, United Kingdom
Revenue	3,825,198 pound sterling (2020)
Number of employees	42 (2020)
Website	www.employment-studies.co.uk

The institute aims to "help bring about sustainable improvements in employment policy and human resource management."

Its headquarters is located in Brighton, United Kingdom. The institute also has a satellite office in the Westminster area of Central London.^[3]

History

IES was established in 1969 on the campus of Sussex University, as the Institute of Manpower Studies. It was initially led by Sir Peter Allen, then deputy chairman of ICI, and Willis Jackson, Baron Jackson of Burnley.^[4]

In 1994, it was renamed to its current title. In 2009, it relocated to central Brighton.^[5]

Key people

Its current chair of its board is David Smith.^[6] Other notable members of its Board include John Greatrex from Unipart, Nicola Smith from the Trades Union Congress and Professor David Guest of King's College London.

Previous officeholders include Stephen Haddrill (2007–2011)^[7] and Sheila Forbes.

Other notable former council members include Brendan Barber.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2018^[update], the director of the institute is Tony Wilson, who succeeded Nigel Meager.^[8]