Public employment policy news feed from IES http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/ en-gb Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT Copyright (C) Institute for Employment Studies http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/newsfeeds.php http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/images/logopatch.gif http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/rss/ A new IES report for the Department for Work and Pensions explores where people from diverse groups look for work, what attracts them to a job and to a particular employer. It encourages employers to develop their understanding of job search habits if they are to avoid overlooking the talents of diverse groups when recruiting. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=dwp512 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=dwp512 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT This year’s public policy conference with IES will be held in London on 19 November. Guest speakers include Jonathan Portes (Director, Children and Poverty, and Chief Economist, Department for Work and Pensions); Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah (Head of Migration, Equalities and Citizenship, ippr) and Ted Cantle CBE (Associate Director IDeA and Professor, Institute of Community Cohesion [iCoCo]). http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/policy/events.php?id=191108p mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/policy/events.php?id=191108p Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Research by IES for the UK Border Agency shows that employers have concerns over the potential costs, bureacracy and heavy-handedness of the PBS system, and that higher education institutions have reservations over some of the terminology, and the potential effects on overseas students. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=bia1107 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=bia1107 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Imelda Walsh’s report, examining whether the ‘right to request’ flexible working should be extended, has concluded that it should – to those with children 16 and under. This would have the impact of extending the right to request flexible working to an additional 4.5m employees. Mary Mercer, Principal Consultant of the Institute for Employment Studies comments. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/press/0806.php mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/press/0806.php Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT It is clear that when coaching takes place it is delivering benefits to the NHS, but there is also an opportunity to improve the deployment of coaching, particularly through the internal coaches, so that even greater benefits can be achieved. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=nhsi_0408 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=nhsi_0408 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT An independent evaluation of the experimental ‘Fair Cities’ Pilot programmes – designed to help people in ethnic minority communities into the job market – found that the scheme has filled just 802 jobs in three years – less than one quarter of its target of 4,424 jobs. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=dwp495 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=dwp495 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Launched nationally in August 2006, by the end of June 2007, 119,153 learners were registered for Train to Gain on the LSC’s Individual Learner Record (ILR). Employers play a key role in getting learners involved, and learners have benefitted in many ways. This report concludes with ‘good practice factors’. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=lsc_080065 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=lsc_080065 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT As an example of new graduates’ expecations and aspirations to remain in the area of their university, this research explores the nature of the relationship between town and local graduate supply. How does a city meet the aspirations of talented young people with their careers ahead of them? http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/ mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/ Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT This new report by IES for SSDA, investigates the elements of the job, workplace and relationships that have a specific bearing on an employee’s Quality of Working Life, and the connections these may ultimately have with employee satisfaction and organisational performance. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=452 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=452 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The new UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is tasked to achieve a greater degree of integration between skills policy and employment policy in the UK. A new IES paper looks at what is known from the extensive international evidence about the role and effectiveness of training and skills interventions as part of a broader portfolio of active labour market policies http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=wp15 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=wp15 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT A local university, support from their employer, and part-time study could encourage working adults to enter higher education, but costs are perceived to be a barrier. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=dius0806 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/summary.php?id=dius0806 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT An IES report for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions highlights examples across Europe of where dialogue between employers and employer representatives has had a positive impact on the working conditions of employees. http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=ef_0408 mediacall@employment-studies.co.uk (press office) public employment policy http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/pubs/report.php?id=ef_0408 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT