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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.
IES continued its work for the Association of Graduate Recruiters with this edition of the twice-yearly survey for AGR Members. The report is free to AGR members and can be ordered online from the AGR website: http://www.agr.org.uk or by post.
Recruitment intermediaries, or agencies, had been having a tough time since 2002 but signs suggested that the market was picking up and agencies had shown increased confidence since the second half of 2003. While there might be difficulties ahead, recruitment agencies still had a viable future, so what was happening to keep recruitment businesses buoyant, and where were the threats?
It is perhaps understandable for organisations to make simplistic assumptions about the ability of financial rewards to influence employee motivation. Financial rewards are important in aiding recruitment and retention of talent, and as a means of providing tangible recognition of effort or contribution. But as this paper illustrates, there are a host of alternative motivators that can influence employee behaviour and enhance employee motivation.
This publication is no longer available. New Deal 50 plus was a voluntary programme for unemployed and economically inactive people aged 50 and over, who had been out of work for six months or more. This research was conducted during the spring of 2000, before ND 50 plus was rolled out nationally. It draws on interviews with ES and BA staff in four Pathfinder areas, Dorset, the Black Country, City Pride (Manchester), and Edinburgh East and Midlothian.
This publication is no longer available. New Deal 50 plus was part of the Government's welfare to work initiative, and directed towards people aged 50 and over who had been out of work for six months or more and wished to return to employment. This included older people claiming Jobseekers Allowance, those claiming other benefits, those with a disability or long term illness, and the dependent partners of people on these benefits. This report draws on focus groups with New Deal 50 plus clients conducted in four Pathfinder areas: Dorset, City Pride (Manchester), Edinburgh East and Midlothian, and the Black Country.
This publication was authored by Valerie Garrow 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 was authored by Duncan Brown before he joined IES.
This publication was authored by Duncan Brown before he joined IES.
