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  • Activity and Learning Agreement Pilots - Programme Theory Evaluation (Working Paper 5)

    Activity Agreements and Small Step Progression

    Newton B, Levesley T, Oakley J, Fearn H, Johnson C | Apr 2009 | Department for Children, Schools and Families

    The Activity Agreements (AA) Pilots were launched in April 2006 in eight areas of England. The AA Pilots were an initiative aimed at testing the effectiveness of conditional financial incentives along with intensive support and brokerage of tailored activities in re-engaging young people aged 16 -17 who had been NEET (not in education, employment or training) for at least 20 weeks. This is the fifth paper resulting from the ‘focused studies’ element within the programme theory evaluation and explores the Small Step Progression theory. It is based on research undertaken among a sample of young people in three Connexions Partnership areas who finished their AA between December 2007 and July 2008.

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    Jobseekers Regime test site evaluation

    Qualitative research

    Bellis A, Aston J, Dewson S | Mar 2009 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This research explored implementation and delivery of the first three Jobcentre Plus-led stages of the enhanced Jobseekers Regime. The revised regime, intended to provide increasing levels of support for customers during the first 12 months of unemployment, was trialled in four Jobcentre Plus sites, and qualitative research undertaken over a six to eight month period.

  • Measuring the effectiveness of pay and reward practices

    How do we achieve more evidence-based reward management?

    Brown D, Reilly P | Mar 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This article profiles an IES research project on reward effectiveness and the early findings. Despite the contemporary focus on the effectiveness of certain reward practices and the spread of evidence-based management techniques and balanced scorecards, it describes how very few UK organisations seem to systematically evaluate and produce robust evidence to justify their reward practices. It considers the reasons for this, including the complexity of rewards and their assessment criteria.

  • Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2007/2008: English-domiciled students

    Johnson C, Pollard E, Hunt W, Munro M, Hillage J (IES), Parfrement J, Low N A (NatCen) | Mar 2009 | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

    This report presents the most detailed, comprehensive and authoritative assessment undertaken of the income and expenditure of students in Higher Education (HE) in England. The survey looks at students’ financial situations under both the new and old financial support systems, and compares these with the previous survey (2004/05).

  • Scope of Radiographic Practice 2008

    Price R, Edwards H, Heasman F, Herbland A, Le Masurier S, Miller L, Todd A, Vosper M | Mar 2009 | University of Hertfordshire

    This report was commissioned by the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) at the end of 2007 to identify the scope of practice for the radiographic workforce across the spectrum of clinical imaging and radiotherapy in the United Kingdom (UK). The work undertaken for the report originates from the School of Health and Emergency Professions at the University of Hertfordshire in collaboration with the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).

  • Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2007/2008: Welsh-domiciled students

    Johnson C, Pollard E, Hunt W, Munro M, Hillage J (IES), Parfrement J, Low N A (NatCen) | Mar 2009 | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Welsh Assembly Government

    This report presents the most detailed, comprehensive and authoritative assessment undertaken about the income and expenditure of students in Higher Education in Wales. It builds on a series of earlier surveys which were undertaken at regular intervals since the mid 1980s, but in particular updates the findings of the most recent SIES undertaken in 2004/05.

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    Wage formation in the EU

    Broughton A | Mar 2009 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

    This report examines wage formation in the EU from a range of perspectives. It analyses the main systems of wage formation in operation and looks at the main wage developments of the past five years. This includes an overview of recent sectoral agreements, along with an analysis of trends at company level and of the social partners’ views.

  • Encouraging Women into Senior Management Positions

    How Coaching Can Help

    Broughton A, Miller L | Feb 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research examines the factors underlying women’s progress through organisational structures and the reasons why women in senior management positions in the USA and in Europe decide to accept or decline board-level jobs. We hope that the research will inform the debate in the US and worldwide, and illuminate the development of further coaching topics and strategies that might be needed to help greater numbers of women progress into board-level positions.

  • Financial Well-being in the Workplace

    Cox A, Hooker H, Markwick C, Reilly P | Feb 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report explores the relationship between financial well-being and employee performance at work. It incorporates one of the first surveys of employee financial well-being in the UK.

  • Organisational Responses to the HSE Management Standards for Work-related Stress

    Progress of the Sector Implementation Plan Phase 1

    Tyers C, Broughton A, Denvir A, Wilson S, O'Regan S | Feb 2009 | Health and Safety Executive

    Working to reduce the causes of work-related stress is a key area for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This research was designed to evaluate a particular aspect of this work, the Management Standards for work-related stress, Sector Implementation Plan Phase 1 (or SIP1). This report provides an overview of the progress of SIP1 and draws together a range of qualitative data, including the experiences of organisations participating in SIP1, from the perspective of managers and staff working in those organisations, and the experiences of HSE and Acas staff supporting participating organisations.