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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.
This project identified the rural groups that found it most difficult to move into, remain and progress in employment. The project also described and evaluated these groups' pathways into work. The scoping study was designed to inform the development of the Commission for Rural Communities' broader programme of work on Working in 21st Century Rural England.
This working paper explores the journey of Organisational Development as a discipline from its roots in the middle of the 20th century to its current status. It then considers whether and how OD can continue to be relevant in the 21st century.
The evaluation had three elements: a process evaluation, examining the ways in which the Learning Agreement Pilots had been set up and delivered, and the main issues associated with their implementation; a quantitative element, using surveys of young people to measure the impact of the pilots in comparison to control areas and to provide information about participants’ experiences; and a programme theory element, testing some key aspects of the policy to identify what worked, what did not and the reasons for this.
This publication was authored by Rosie Gloster before she joined IES.
This paper (published as ‘Reward and Engagement’, in WorldatWork Journal, November 2008) sets out the relationship between reward and employee engagement as a valid and powerful area for future research and practice in reward management. It considers what employee engagement really means and why it is important (primarily because of the potentially powerful influence on organisation performance). The paper presents a review of research evidence on the complex relationship between reward and engagement, and provides guidelines for practising a more engagement-focused approach.
This paper considers three basic questions: Who gets enterprise training or work experience in small businesses? Does this make a difference to future entrepreneurial activity? And, does this improve business outcomes?
This report was authored by Helen Gray before she joined IES.
In 2008 Skills for Health funded the Institute for Employment Studies, in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, to undertake a survey of training for extended role activities undertaken by radiographers.
This publication was authored by Stefan Speckesser before he joined IES.
This research examines the root cause(s) of the high proportion of accidents and fatalities involving non-Irish national workers in the Irish construction sector (as evidenced by statistics from the Central Statistics Office). The results were used to inform future Health & Safety Authority (Ireland) campaigns, training and other initiatives.
