Publications

This publication was authored by Kari Hadjivassiliou before she joined IES.

This publication was authored by Kari Hadjivassiliou before she joined IES.

Flexibility at Work brings clarity to this misunderstood subject. It will show you how to obtain the business benefits of flexibility through an approach which addresses the needs of both employer and employee. Peter Reilly breaks down flexibility into five different types, from functional through to financial. He introduces a model of how mutual flexibility might be developed and the preconditions necessary to make it successful. Along the way he cites much evidence of how employers are introducing alternative working arrangements that provide benefits to both parties. This publication is no longer available.

The Toolkit was written for Skillset national and regional Consortia. Its purpose was to assist staff in those organisations involved in commissioning or using research. This publication is no longer available.

This report gives an account of how succession planning is conducted and where it fits with other HR processes and business priorities.

Cross-functional teams offer employers great potential rewards: their diversity of functional specialities, viewpoints and cultures represent the real 'coalface' of organisational learning and knowledge management. This report provides an understanding of the learning process within such teams and the influence of factors such as: team composition, task allocation, operating principles and values, and the support of the rest of the organisation.

The Department for Trade and Industry commissioned IES to assess the education and skills needs of the retailing sector, arising from the development of electronic commerce (e-commerce) over the internet, digital television and other media platforms. The research mapped out the principal industries and supply chain involved, identified the skills required in the retail sector and in the supply chain to participate effectively in e-commerce, and assessed the extent to which skill needs were being met. This publication is no longer available.

An overview of how changes in the way businesses operate have affected, and will continue to affect, the development and execution of the administrative functions within organisations. It also offers practical recommendations about how to adapt to these changes. This publication is no longer available.

This paper identifies ten of the most common mistakes made by employers as they seek to formulate and implement reward strategy.

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment established the Skills Task Force to assist him in developing a National Skills Agenda. An important part of this remit was to provide evidence on the nature, extent and pattern of skill needs and shortages, and their likely future development. A substantial amount of the evidence came from a major programme of new research which looked at the extent, causes and implications of skill deficiencies. This is one of nine reports, with case study examples from the sector.