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  • What works to promote employer action and behaviour change in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

    What works to promote employer action and behaviour change in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

    Krishnan M, Orlando C and Cook J | Jun 2025 | Youth Futures Foundation

    A report on the findings from IES's rapid evidence assessment to explore effective approaches for promoting employer behaviour change in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion. The research focuses on addressing disparities in youth employment outcomes due to persistent barriers, particularly for young people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

  • CQC Tackling inequalities final report

    Tackling workforce inequalities in health and adult social care

    Krishnan M, and Plowden Roberts C (IES), Pearmain D, Sealy T (IFF Research) | Jun 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research looks at unfair treatment of workers in health and adult social care. The aim is to understand how discrimination (both in the system and between people) affects staff, and the best way to stop this unfairness by using regulation.

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    Exploring the potential of ‘unbound’ working

    Allen A, Alexander K and Dave A | Jun 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper explores the concept of ‘unbound working’, a term which is used to explore high levels of autonomy in relation to ways of working (ie when, how much, where and how), and the consequences of unbound working for employees and their employing organisations.

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    Evaluation of the national roll-out of the early career framework induction programme: evaluation summary report

    Pollard E, Williams J (IES), and Osborne E (BMG) | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies/ BMG

    This report summarises the key findings from the full three-year evaluation and is designed to complement the reports that cover findings from each year of the evaluation separately and in more detail.

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    Evaluation of the national roll-out of the early career framework induction programmes: annual summary (year three)

    Ellis K, Pollard E, Williams J (IES), and Osborne E (BMG) | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies / BMG

    This research briefing presents key findings from the third year of the process evaluation of the two-year Early Career Framework (ECF)-based induction programme.

  • London Multiply evaluation report

    Evaluation of London Multiply

    Final report

    Campbell B, Kramers E, Patel R and Rosolin B | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This is the final report on the evaluation of the London Multiply programme which works to increase functional numeracy levels for the adult population.

  • Research into careers in construction 2023 to 2024

    Alexander K, Pollard E | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research aims to support CITB to explore alternative sources of labour for the construction industry, both now and in the future.

  • Labour Market Statistics May 2024

    Labour Market Statistics, May 2025

    Ghosh S, Sharma M  | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 13th May 2025.

  • Working Carers: helping carers get into work, and stay in work

    Dave A, Kramers E, Hewitt D, Carter A, Fox H, Litsardopoulos N, Mansour J  | May 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This research aims to better understand the experiences of carers, highlight good practice and improve support by taking a multi-stakeholder approach to examining current activity within the Restart programme and amongst employers.

  • Planning your future workforce strategy?

    We are here to help

    Apr 2025 | Institute for Employment Studies

    IES has a long track record of supporting organisations with workforce planning and strategy development. Download our strategic workforce planning brochure to learn more about how we can help.