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Healthy Workplaces Milton Keynes Pilot: Evaluation Findings
Lucy D, Tyers C, Savage J; Research Report RR809, Health & Safety Executive (HSE); July 2010
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Determining current health and safety practices, awareness of HSE initiatives and economic trends in relation to isocyanate paint use in the MVR sector
Broughton A, Sumption F, Jagger N, Tyers C; Report RR802, Health and Safety Executive (HSE); July 2010
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Learning and development: perspectives on the future
Fairhurst P; Opinion Paper OP19, Institute for Employment Studies; July 2010

Evidence-Based Reward Management: Creating measurable business impact from your pay and reward practices
Armstrong M, Brown D, Reilly P; Kogan Page; July 2010

Involving Children and Young People in Improving Local Health Services: An evaluation of the impact of the engagement tool and lesson plan
Robertson-Smith G, Martin R; NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHSI); July 2010
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Leading and Managing in Recession: same or different skills?
Cox A, Fairhurst P, Hadjivassiliou K, Hirsh W, Jones K, Pullen C, Reid B, Tamkin P, Walker E; Report LSIS233, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS); June 2010
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The Brighton Factor Revisited: Does it work and is it important?
Pollard E, Hunt W, Sumption F, Cowling M, Millmore B; Report 473, Institute for Employment Studies; June 2010
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Should I Stay, or Should I Go?: Older employees’ later life planning in a business context
Strebler M, Baldwin S; Report 467, Institute for Employment Studies; June 2010
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Anticipating and Managing Restructuring: Ireland
Broughton A; International Labour Organization (ILO); June 2010
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Crafting Futures: A study of the early careers of crafts graduates from UK higher education institutions
Hunt W, Ball L, Pollard E; Crafts Council; June 2010
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Crafting Futures: Appendices
Hunt W, Ball L, Pollard E; Crafts Council; June 2010

Setting up HR shared services in local government
Reilly P; IDeA; June 2010

Public/private sector sickness absence: the impossible divide: Can the gap between public and private sector sickness absence levels ever be closed?
Knott S, Hayday S; Opinion Paper OP18, Institute for Employment Studies; May 2010

Moving Goods Safely 3: Evaluation Report
Wilson S, Tyers C, Carta E; Research Report RR796, Health and Safety Executive (HSE); April 2010
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Learning from the downturn: An employer perspective
Chubb C, Reilly P; HR Network Paper MP86, Institute for Employment Studies; April 2010
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Employment and Skills: six critical priorities for the next government
Meager N, Hillage J; IES Paper, Institute for Employment Studies; April 2010

Review of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
Brown D, Mercer M, Buchan J, Miller L, Chubb C, Cox A, Robinson D; NHS Employers; April 2010
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Flexible forms of work: ‘very atypical’ contractual arrangements
Broughton A, Biletta I, Kullander M; EF/10/10/E, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions; March 2010
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Employment and Support Allowance: Early implementation experiences of customers and staff
Barnes H, Sissons P, Aston J, Dewson S, Stevens H, Williams C, Francis R; Research Report 631, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); March 2010
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Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow: The National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010, Volume 1, Key Findings
Report 00284-2010, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)/Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); March 2010

Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow: The National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010, Volume 2: The Evidence Report
Report 00283-2010, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)/Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); March 2010

An Evaluation of Acas Workplace Projects: Based on survey and case study findings
Broughton A, Pearmain D, Cox A; Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service (Acas); March 2010
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Evaluation of the Advancement Network Prototypes: Second Interim Report
Newton B, Gloster R, Sissons P, Fearn H, Whitehurst D; Learning and Skills Council (LSC); March 2010

Evaluation of the Advancement Network Prototypes: First Interim Report
Newton B, Sissons P, Gloster R; Learning and Skills Council (LSC); March 2010

Implementing Shared Professionals: An evolving guide
Reilly P, Fairhurst P; Capital Ambition; March 2010

Professional and Financial Services Cluster Report
Sissons P, Levesley T; Research Report, Skills for Justice; March 2010
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Skills Priorities and Scenarios in the Justice Sector
Usher T; Skills for Justice; March 2010
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The HR Agenda for 2010: Ten top trends as we come out of recession
Garrow V (ed.); Report 472, Institute for Employment Studies (IES); February 2010
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Assessing the Needs of Disadvantaged Learners and Potential Learners
Bates P, Usher T, Hunt W, Johnson C, Bosley S, Berkeley V, Lam P, Tu T; Learning and Skills Council (LSC); February 2010
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Career Paths of Chief Executives: Research report
Barber L; NHS Yorkshire and the Humber; February 2010

Economic Evaluation of the Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) Scheme
Cowling M; Report, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); February 2010
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Evidence-based Reward Management Toolkit
Brown D et al.; e-Reward; February 2010

On Becoming an NHS Chief Executive: Insights from those who are
Barber L; NHS Yorkshire and the Humber; February 2010

Strategies for Effective HE-Employer Engagement: A South West Higher Level Skills Pathfinder Research Report
Bolden R, Hirsh W, Connor H, Petrov G, Duquemin A; University of Exeter Business School and Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE); February 2010

Workplace Health Connect Pilot: Evaluation Findings
Tyers C, Lucy D, Carta E, Savage J, Kossykh Y, Bailey Y; Research Report, Health and Safety Executive (HSE); February 2010
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Activity Agreement Pilots: Evaluation of the 2008-2009 extension
Maguire S, Newton B, Fearn H, Huddleston P, Levesley T, Miller L, Oakley J, Usher T, Williams C, White C; Report RR201, Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF); January 2010
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The Role of Finance in the Decision-making of HE Applicants and Students: Findings from the Going into HE Study
Usher T, Baldwin S, Munro M, Pollard E, Sumption F; Research Paper 9, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); January 2010
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Joint Pilots Baseline Research
Atkinson J, Bellis A, Marangozov R; Research Report 605, Department for Work and Pensions; January 2010
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Creative Graduates Creative Futures
Ball L, Pollard E, Stanley N; Report 471, Council for Higher Education in Art and Design; University of the Arts London; January 2010
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Learning Agreement Pilots: Evaluation of the 2008-2009 extension
Maguire S, Newton B, Bates P, Huddleston P, Levesley T, Miller L, Munro M, Usher T; Report 202, Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF); January 2010
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Evaluating Reward Effectiveness: Survey Report
Brown D, Glenn S, Armstrong M; e-Reward; January 2010
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Evaluation of National Skills Academies: Year 1 Synthesis Report
Hillage J, Bellis A, Ginnis S, Gosling R, Tu T; Learning and Skills Council; January 2010
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Impact of Changes in Provision on People with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities Post-19: Final Report
Dewson S, Tackey N D; Learning and Skills Council (LSC); January 2010
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Train to Gain: Wave 5 Learner Survey
Levesley T, Bellis A, Regan J; Learning and Skills Council; January 2010
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The Recession: Policy and employer responses
Usher T, Dewson S, Cox A; HR Network Paper MP87, Institute for Employment Studies; December 2009
(HR Network members only)

Qualitative Evaluation of Integrated Employment and Skills Trials: Implementation Report
Levesley T, Sissons P, Francis R, Oakley J, Johnson C, Hillage J; Research Report DWPRR 618, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); December 2009
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Evaluation of Access to Work: Ministerial Government Departments
Dewson S, Fearn H, Williams C; Research Report 621, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); December 2009
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Evaluation of Access to Work: Individual Budget Pilot Strand
Aston J; Research Report 620, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); December 2009
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Evaluation of Access to Work: Core Evaluation
Dewson S, Hill D, Meager N, Willison R; Research Report 619, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); December 2009
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Review of Employer Collective Measures: Policy Review
Cox A, Sumption F, Hillage J, Stone I; Evidence Report 8, UK Commission for Employment and Skills; November 2009
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The Engaging Manager
Robinson D, Hayday S; Report 470, Institute for Employment Studies; November 2009
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Review of Employer Collective Measures: Final Report
Stanfield C, Sloan J, Cox A, Stone I; Evidence Report 10, UK Commission for Employment and Skills; November 2009
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Early Assessment of the Impact of Business Link Health Checks
Cowling M, Oakley J; Globally Competitive Business Environment Report 09/1357, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); November 2009
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IES Annual Review 2009
Institute for Employment Studies; November 2009

Increasing the effectiveness of reward management: An evidence-based approach
Armstrong M, Brown D, Reilly P; IES Paper, Institute for Employment Studies; November 2009

Research to Shape Critical Mass Pilots to Address Under-Representation in Apprenticeships
Marangozov R, Bates P, Martin R, Oakley J, Sigala M, Cox A; Learning and Skills Council; November 2009
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The Geographical Distribution of UK Talent: causes and consequences
Cowling M; Working Paper WP24, Institute for Employment Studies; October 2009

Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force Race Equality Procurement Pilots
Tackey N D, Barnes H, Fearn H, Pillai R; Research Report DWPRR600, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); October 2009
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An Ageing Workforce: the Employer’s Perspective
Barnes H, Smeaton D, Taylor R; Report 468, Institute for Employment Studies; October 2009
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From Funding Gaps to Thin Markets: UK Government Support for Early-Stage Venture Capital
Cowling M, Baden-Fuller C, Mason C M, Hopkins M, Murray G C; Working Paper Series TM/28, NESTA; September 2009

Work-Focused Services in Children’s Centres Pilot: Evaluation baseline report
Marangozov R; Research Report DWPRR 602, Department for Work and Pensions; September 2009
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Evaluation of Partners Outreach for Ethnic Minorities (POEM): Final Report
Aston J, Bellis A, Munro M, Pillai R, Willison R; Research Report DWPRR 598, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); September 2009
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High Performance Working: Developing a survey tool
Bates P, Cox A, Robertson-Smith G, Garrett R; Evidence Report 5-2, UK Commission for Employment and Skills; September 2009
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Who is Heading for HE?: Young People’s Perceptions of, and Decisions About, Higher Education
Bates P, Pollard E, Usher T, Oakley J; Research Report 003, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS); September 2009
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Evaluation of West Midlands Regional Coaching Pool
Carter A, Fairhurst P, Markwick C, Miller L; IES Paper, West Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP); September 2009

Greening the European economy: Responses and initiatives by Member States and social partners
Broughton A; Report, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions; September 2009

Impact of the Recession on the Labour Market in the South East
Cox A, Hogarth T, Usher T, Owen D, Sumption F, Oakley J; Research Report, Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and South East England Development Agency (SEEDA); September 2009

Is well-being still important at work?: Employers’ views on recession, the new fit note and priorities for the year ahead
Tyers C, Martin R; Opinion Paper OP17, Institute for Employment Studies; August 2009

Business Case for the NHS Staff Survey
Robinson D, Hayday S, Mercer M; Report, Department of Health; August 2009

Increasing business benefits from in-house coaching schemes
Carter A, Miller L; HR Network Paper MP85, Institute for Employment Studies; July 2009
(HR Network members only)

Learning to be Healthier: The role of continued education and training in tackling health inequalities
Hillage J, Savage J, Lucy D; University College London; July 2009

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