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This report presents the main findings of the Institute of Employment Studies’ evaluation of the Health and Safety Executive's 'Do Your Bit' training for new health and safety representatives and for more established representatives and their managers, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of worker involvement in health and safety in organisations.
The purpose of this evaluation was to look at the outcomes of the awards in terms of: reduced sickness absence; improved employee retention; improved engagement and motivation of employees; and improved company profile. This report presents interim findings based on the telephone interviews conducted up to the end of July 2012. This includes interviews with 16 new applicants for the awards and 15 previous award holders. The individuals interviewed were those responsible for the award application in the organisation.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Programme is an evidence-based, preventative programme for vulnerable young first-time mothers and their families, offering intensive and structured home visiting, from early pregnancy until the child is two, delivered by specially trained nurses. This study, commissioned by the FNP National Unit, explores workforce issues, especially recruitment, retention and job satisfaction, amongst Family Nurses (FNs) and their Supervisors.
The Healthy Youth Centre pilot was introduced in 2010 to promote health and well-being to young people in order to educate, empower and support them into making future healthy decisions for themselves. This pilot evaluation took place over an 18 month period and utilised a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to fully address the process and impact of the pilot. Interviews and focus groups were conducted involving a range of key stakeholders including NHS and Local Authority partners, youth centre staff and young people themselves.
This report explores perceptions of engaging managers, drawing on the contributions from their engaged teams. It presents a collection of the thought-provoking words, metaphors and pictures produced, analyses the main themes arising from them, and discusses how they guide our knowledge of the behaviours of engaging managers.
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 the experiences and views of engaged teams, drawing on the findings from in-depth discussions with team members.
This project was commissioned by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) with the support of the occupational hygienists from Park and Village Health. These occupational hygienists worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing Occupational Health support during the construction of the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) set up a comprehensive occupational health service offering free support and advice to all contractors from a multi-disciplinary occupational health team. The aim of the research was to identify the impact of the occupational health interventions on the attitudes, behaviours and exposures to health risks of people on site and the influence on future behaviours of contractors and workers on the project.
Following Dame Carol Black’s 2008 review of the health of Britain’s working age population, a new Fit for Work Service (FFWS) was proposed, to offer support for people in the early stages of sickness absence, particularly for employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises. Between April and June 2010, FFWS pilots were launched in 11 areas throughout Great Britain with the intention of testing different approaches to providing the service, and getting people back to work as quickly as possible. This report presents the findings from the first year of the evaluation.
Macmillan commissioned this scoping research with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify the challenges particular to smaller businesses who are managing employees affected by cancer. The aim was to provide an evidence base to determine what Macmillan can do to help SMEs and how this might differ from what they currently, or plan to, offer large employers.
