Publications

This report assesses the labour market for environmental scientists with postgraduate qualifications. It looks first at trends in the number of individuals leaving university with qualifications in the environmental sciences and the kinds of work they do. This publication is no longer available.

This publication highlights genuine concern felt by TECs and voluntary organisations in the delivery of training provision for those with special training needs. It is the first substantive piece of work to demonstrate the impact of changes in the publicly funded training market on the volume and quality of provision for STN groups and others at disadvantage in the training market. This publication is no longer available.

This report summarises the main trends and issues in women's employment in the two decades up to 1995. It provide information on economic activity, full-time and part-time work, industrial and occupational change, pay and women's educational attainment. This is followed by a discussion on the extent to which women remained at a disadvantage in the labour market.

The 1995-1996 Review looked at the characteristics of the student population, the changing context for higher education, and graduate employment prospects. It outlined major issues in graduate recruitment, and included information on what graduates do when they leave university and the kinds of jobs they enter. This publication is no longer available.

This publication is no longer available. IES was commissioned to undertake a longitudinal evaluation of the Investors initiative. This report gives evidence arising from the second sweep of the research. It examines employers’ involvement with Investors, training and development, the workforce, business performance and the impact of Investors in People.

Drawing on a series of 12 one-day workshops run for IES subscriber organisations, with a total of over 150 participants from 65 different organisations, this report set out to review the career issues that organisations were facing in the mid 1990s and to provide a perspective on how organisations could develop their career management strategies for the future. This publication is no longer available.

Central to the new model of organisation in the 1990s was a flatter structure, achieved by a reduction in the number of layers in the management hierarchy. Such a structure became synonymous in popular management theory with bureaucracy busting, faster decision making, shorter communication paths, stimulating local innovation and a high involvement style of management.

The experience of living with the possibility of redundancy, and watching others leave, has become part of the working experience of many UK employees. Whatever the corporate rationale, this 'downsizing' is a personal rather than a bottom-line issue for those who survive it and who are ultimately responsible for the newly structured business's future success. Talk of 'survivor syndrome' in the popular press has highlighted the dangers of generating a new breed of alienated employee, devoid of loyalty and commitment. How can employers maintain employee morale in times of such change?

The pilot study for this report was originally commissioned by the Employment Department under the Skills Review Programme. Its aim was to assess policy measures which may be taken to influence the supply, quality and skill levels of managers. This publication is no longer available.

This research report considers how the contribution of the personnel function might be measured. It contains case studies of nine major UK organisations, including Marks and Spencer, Rolls-Royce (Aerospace) and Unilever, and spanning both public and private sectors.