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As people live for longer and the State Pension age rises, understanding how working lives can be extended in ways which are both sustainable and rewarding has become an increasingly important issue for individuals, employers and policy makers. This study examined how people in their 60s successfully reshaped work to extend their career, on terms which suited their changing needs and priorities.
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The former Department for Business and Trade commissioned this research which aims to inform policy decisions to improve job security, workplace practice and employer awareness of their responsibilities towards pregnant women and parents in the workplace.
In this issue: job creation and job loss at a glance; support instruments for restructuring in Greece; cases in focus: Radio Television Valenciana, Spain and Liepajas Metallurg, Latvia; and sector in focus: transport and storage – Amazon’s expansion in Central and East Europe.
This report is part of The Engaging Manager Series. Each short report in the Engaging Manager Series explores different aspects of engaging management. This report explores how engaging managers deal with difficult situations at work. These include managing poor performance, tackling unacceptable behaviour, and breaking bad news to individuals or the team.
This publication was authored by Tony Wilson before he joined IES.
This publication was authored by Helen Gray before she joined IES.
This IES report is based on research with 23 organisations in varied sectors. By speaking directly to practitioners, the study sought to identify how organisations are tackling talent management and particularly the factors driving their choices.
Topics covered in IES Perspectives on HR 2014, include: big data and HR analytics; outsourcing decision making: Can we make it more considered?; crowdsourced leadership; zero-hour contracts: the continued debate in 2014; understanding resilience; diversity at senior team and board level; talent for what? Reconnecting talent management with business needs; top employers for flexible working; and establishing a culture of openness.
This Guidebook was prepared within the context of a wider project commissioned by the European Commission, entitled 'Providing targeted advice on European Social Fund (ESF) support to apprenticeship and traineeship schemes', implemented between December 2012 and December 2014. The Guidebook’s primary aim is to provide an overview of the main apprenticeship and traineeship programmes (‘what exists’) which have been in operation in each Member State in the period 2007-2012, with a particular focus on their employment outcomes and overall effectiveness.
Facing into Change is a case study report illustrating OD in practice, through the work of the Organisation Development & Design Expert Service. The OD&D Service is one of four Civil Service HR expert services and offers support to departments and cross-Government functions in delivering complex change.
The evaluation of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers was carried out in partnership by BMG Research and IES, with IES leading on provider research and the return-on-investment assessment and BMG leading consultations with national stakeholders and employers. This report describes the findings of research, which involved talking with participating employers, government agencies and training organisations involved in the administration of the grant. All aspects of the policy are covered, from the way it was run, whether the grant amount was set at the right level, to satisfaction with the learning and training.
This publication was authored by Tony Wilson before he joined IES.
