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New IES evaluation report identifies what employers and policymakers can do to support carers to balance work and care. The report evaluates the success of the government-funded Carers in Employment (CiE) project.
Press release: New survey findings reveal a picture of the nursing workforce facing severe challenges, with increasing workforce pressures affecting patient care.
How organisations manage staff returning to work from parental leave can contribute to the gender pay gap, according to new IES research on behalf of Acas.
Dilys Robinson and Luke Fletcher's chapter in the new free book 'Making a difference with psychology' focuses on their recent project investigating meaningfulness at work, for the Richard Benjamin Trust.
IES report finds that there is little evidence of key UK sectors targeting foreign-born workers specifically, even in the case of hard-to-fill vacancies.
Face-to-face and webinar training can both be valuable tools for raising awareness of mental health at work, finds new IES research for mental health charity Mind.
As public sector bodies, all colleges and training providers are required to ensure that students receive equitable provision of and access to services. In addition, they are also required to consciously consider: eliminating discrimination, harassment and violence; advancing equality of opportunity; and fostering good relationships by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding. IES was commissioned to evaluate the Skills Funding Agency's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion grants from 2010-2013. We found that this funding was crucial for many providers, especially in a financial climate where some may be tempted to cut back on EDI as an organisational or strategic priority.
Social and demographic changes, in addition to the rise of new technology, have meant that flexible working and work-life balance have become mainstream issues in the UK labour market. The most recent UK survey of work-life balance, by IFF in collaboration with IES, gives an overview.
Forty-three district councils in England now share a chief executive with one or more other council, and display various levels of service integration. The Local Government Association has asked IES to carry out a piece of research focusing on the experiences of ten council partnerships.
Skills Jersey has published Management and Leadership Development: Business Benefits for Jersey, following a major research project in which IES was commissioned to measure the Island’s management and leadership development (MLD) practices across all sectors of the local economy.
