Publications

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  • Health-led Trials impact evaluation reports

    Evaluation of time-limited provision of Individual Placement and Support for people with moderate to mild mental and physical health conditions in primary care

    Newton B, Gloster R, Dorsett R, Cockett J, Gooch B, Benson A, Crowley J, Windle K | Jul 2023 | Department for Work and Pensions / Department of Health & Social Care

    These reports contain the detailed findings, analysis and explanation of the methodologies for the Health-led Trials, a large scale randomised-controlled trial testing time-limited provision of Individual Placement and Support for people with moderate to mild mental and physical health conditions in primary care.

  • Work in Progress: Interim report of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support

    Campbell B, Dave A, Patel R, Plowden Roberts C, Wilson T | Jul 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report presents findings from the first six months of the Commission’s work, comprising a major Call for Evidence that received around one hundred responses; twenty consultation events, workshops and focus groups; and an extensive review of the literature around ‘what works’ in employment support.

  • Apprenticeships, basic skills training, life skills training, mentoring/coaching, off-the-job training and on-the-job training

    Summary report of the Network Meta-Analysis conducted for the Youth Employment Toolkit and supplementary qualitative and contextual findings on these interventions

    Taylor D, Featherston R, Ott E, Rowland J, Newton B, Shlonsky, A.  | Jul 2023 | Youth Futures Foundation

    This summary report presents findings from a Rapid Evidence Assessment commissioned as part of the development of the Youth Futures Foundation’s first Youth Employment Toolkit.

  • The impact of wage subsidies on the employment of disadvantaged and/or marginalised young people

    Rapid evidence assessment technical report

    Nancarrow A, Muir D, Rosolin B, Orlando C, Newton B, Rowland J, Ott E (CEI), Shlonsky (Monash University) | Jul 2023 | Youth Futures Foundation

    The main aim of this review was to examine the impact of wage subsidies on youth employment, and particularly the employment of disadvantaged or marginalised young people, in high-income countries.

  • Labour Market Statistics, July 2023

    Jul 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 11 July 2023.

  • The ReAct and Timewise Change Agent Programme: Evaluation Report

    Allen A, Mansour J | Jul 2023 | ReAct / Institute for Employment Studies

    The Timewise Change Agent programme was developed to help Restart providers increase participants’ access to fair flexible working from day one. An evaluation of the programme involved an online survey and virtual interviews with a sample of delegates.

  • Obesity stigma and employment in the Netherlands

    Campbell B, Bajorek Z, Bevan S | Jul 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research is the latest output of the PURPOSE programme (Promoting Understanding and Research into Productivity, Obesity Stigma and Employment).

  • Young people’s mental health in the workplace

    A report for the Health Foundation’s Young People Future Health Inquiry

    Orlando C | Jun 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report aims to shed light on the experience of young people in work when it comes to mental health, to understand what challenges young workers might be facing and what action is needed, by policy, employers, and wider support networks, to address these.

  • Parental Rights Survey 2019

    (Formerly the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey series)

    BMG Research with contribution from IES (Gloster R) | Jun 2023

    This report brings together the key findings from the 2019 Parental Rights Survey (formerly the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey series).

  • Slides: Mental health at work

    Why good evidence, good work and good management matters

    Bajorek Z | Jun 2023 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Slides from Zofia Bajorek's presentation at the Public Policy Exchange conference, Mental Health in the Workplace: Providing Comprehensive Support and Improving Employee Wellbeing and Retention