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As people live for longer and the State Pension age rises, understanding how working lives can be extended in ways which are both sustainable and rewarding has become an increasingly important issue for individuals, employers and policy makers. This study examined how people in their 60s successfully reshaped work to extend their career, on terms which suited their changing needs and priorities.
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The former Department for Business and Trade commissioned this research which aims to inform policy decisions to improve job security, workplace practice and employer awareness of their responsibilities towards pregnant women and parents in the workplace.
The IES Annual Graduate Review included key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes influencing the HE experience, the changing characteristics of the student population, and graduates’ experiences in a more diverse labour market. In 1997-1998 special attention was given to the implications of the Dearing Inquiry for graduate employment and graduate recruiters. This publication is no longer available.
Rather than panic and throw money at the problem, it is important that employers adopt more considered and targeted approaches to keeping their best employees. This practical guide demonstrates that, through careful risk analysis and targeting of retention measures, losses of key people can be both predicted and prevented. The guide includes turnover costs checklist, retention risk analysis, and exit interview questionnaire.
Part of the Department for Education and Employment Skills Review Programme, exploring current and future skill requirements in key occupations, this study of sales and marketing occupations was based on 17 in-depth interviews examining developments in these occupations.
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This study of process operatives examines the developments in processing work in 20 organisations within the chemical, and food and drink processing industries. The study is fourth in a series exploring employers' skill requirements and how these are changing, in eight key occupations.
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This report draws together evidence from the literature and from a number of case study organisations to examine the good practice principles underlying the effective management of work based problems. It moves away from traditional and sometimes vague concepts of stress and stress management, to propose a pragmatic, problem solving framework.
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Despite attractive presentation, computerised HR systems have never quite become the management tool they promised to be. HR practitioners are left wondering whether the huge effort of implementation was worthwhile. This study examines the experience of six large organisations, and draws on survey results to show the wider picture. Suppliers, too, offer their perspective.
This report brings together findings from a number of sources (the literature, a series of case studies and consultancy work with organisations) to examine the reality of how the HR function has had to change itself in helping organisations deal with change.
