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This report presents local governments' evidence needs on supporting people to enter and remain in employment, and proposes evidence reviews to address these.
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This report builds on the interim findings published in September 2025 to provide evidence on whether the JobsPlus model can be adapted to the UK context and effectively implemented to improve employment outcomes.
For this research Work Advance in partnership with IES was commissioned by the Greater London Authority to explore what could be done to support Londoners, from diverse backgrounds, to “get in and on in work”, especially those under-represented in certain sectors.
This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 March 2023.
This report focuses on the impact of Thrive at Work on the management of mental health and wellbeing at three case study organisations in the South-West of England.
This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 14 February 2023.
The Greater Brighton Economic Board commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies in November 2022 to conduct rapid research and analysis to explore the impacts of rising costs of living on residents of the Greater Brighton area.
This report is the final one in Gingerbread's multi-method research project, funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust (previously known as the Standard Life Foundation).
Phase 2 of the CECIL project adds further sustainability work provided to the settings to help embed the project and this is evaluated in this report under the title Nottinghamshire CECIL sustainability programme.
In this session we outline the findings from the latest IES employer research, Bridging the gap: making young people a vital part of every workforce.
The first report set out the actions that employers need to take. This second report sets out the actions that government should take to ensure women can accumulate sufficient pension savings for a good standard of living at retirement.
Slides from Rob Barkworth's presentation Organisational diversity & inclusion strategies: Are they fit for purpose?
