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This research sought to assess the longer-term outcomes of ND50plus, and specifically to ask how far clients had stayed in work after the wage top-up provided by the Programme had expired. This publication is no longer available.
This publication was authored by Annette Cox before she joined IES.
The aim of this project was to identify a set of key indicators for mapping women's position relative to that of men across a wide range of areas, and to draw together reliable and robust statistics from different sources, to provide a comprehensive baseline for monitoring progress. It also outlined recent trends in these indicators, so future changes could be put into context. This publication is no longer available.
Many employers now recognise that work-life balance is a key issue and offer employees a range of flexible working options. Nevertheless, take-up of these options remains low. The perceived impact on career prospects, as well as a number of other factors, can be off-putting for employees. Individuals and their managers therefore need to be supported to get over some of the difficulties and barriers they experience to ensure work-life balance policies and practices work effectively.
This publication was authored by Becci Newton before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Andrea Broughton before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Andrea Broughton before she joined IES.
This publication is no longer available. This research was based on 30 in-depth interviews with participants of the programme. It follows two earlier phases of qualitative research and its aim was to evaluate the longer term outcomes of the programme. All respondents had also participated in at least one of these two previous phases of the research.
This publication is no longer available. This report presents the results of the first representative survey (1,023 face to face interviews nationally) of New Deal 50 plus participants which was carried out in September 2000. The survey has explored the key elements of the programme with participants, including their entry routes on to the programme, their experiences of caseloading and the New Deal Personal Adviser (NDPA) service, the Employment Credit and the Training Grant.
This publication is no longer available. This report presents findings of a telephone survey of 503 participants in New Deal 50 plus undertaken in February 2001. Half the respondents (the re-contacts) had taken part in a survey six months previously, and were now being followed up; the other half (the new contacts) had joined the programme during those six months.
