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JobsPlus is a voluntary community-led, hyperlocal employment support programme designed to help people in social housing communities find work. This partnership paper presents the findings from the JobsPlus pilot evaluation which relate to working with local partners, summarising the wide-spread benefits of this approach.
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These top tips have been developed as part of the Labour Market Evidence programme, a partnership with Learning and Work institute. They share practical lessons on designing, delivering and evaluating local work and health programmes. They are designed for local and regional policy, delivery, data and evaluation teams, and senior decision makers.
The report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry acknowledged the existence of institutional racism and recommended that the provision of training be reviewed (recommendation 54). This good practice guide provides recommendations on what constitutes effective practice and guidance on how practice can be improved and strengthened.
The report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry acknowledged the existence of institutional racism and recommended that the provision of training be reviewed (recommendation 54). The findings of a study for the Home Office have been brought together in this detailed research report. A good practice guide is also available that provides recommendations on what constitutes effective practice and guidance on how practice can be improved and strengthened.
In ‘How To Get Best Value From HR’ the authors explain what shared services are and what they look like for the HR function. They describe why organisations opt for shared services and what activities are included. The book also sets out the relationship between shared services and the other HR activities, and between HR and line management.
This is a short note examining the relationship between performance and remuneration. We have concentrated on the link at individual (rather than group or corporate) level and we have focused on pay, not any other forms of reward. Finally, we have not looked specifically at the different techniques for relating performance to pay.
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 Helen Gray before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Duncan Brown before he joined IES.
This publication was authored by Annette Cox before she joined IES.
This publication was authored by Valerie Garrow before she joined IES.
Developing and promoting the concept of the 'safe learner' was an important part of the Learning and Skills Council's approach to learner health and safety. This report was used to inform policy and promote good practice in health and safety on LSC funded programmes. This was achieved through, for example, identifying what characterises a 'safe learner' and how supervisors can encourage safe behaviours amongst learners.
