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This report presents local governments' evidence needs on supporting people to enter and remain in employment, and proposes evidence reviews to address these.
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This report builds on the interim findings published in September 2025 to provide evidence on whether the JobsPlus model can be adapted to the UK context and effectively implemented to improve employment outcomes.
This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 July 2021.
This report presents the findings of a review of the existing literature on techniques for embedding organisational values, alongside practical examples from organisations who have effectively embedded their values.
This paper looks at the psychological contract of the employment deal and how HR is well placed to shape collaboratively with employees a shared understanding of what an employment deal may broadly resemble in the 'new normal'.
This briefing note sets out new analysis of online job postings, drawing on vacancy data held by Adzuna.
The Department for Education commissioned IES, Advance HE and the Careers Research and Advisory Centre to engage with the higher education sector to gain an institutional perspective on the main issues around student mental health and wellbeing.
An evaluation of the first three years of the National Leadership Centre (NLC), a centre set up to support the development of public sector senior leaders.
IES research on behalf of the Centre for Ageing Better highlights that more support is needed for employees to manage health conditions in the workplace.
Forecasting the future of pay and reward is difficult at the best of times. This report looks at how reward professionals can navigate the post-pandemic landscape, to build a new and better normal.
The 'What Works in Youth Employment Partnerships’ guide and case study collection are the first outputs from a three-year Health Foundation-funded project led by IES on improving access to good quality work for young people.
This briefing note sets out analysis of the Labour Market Statistics published on 15 June 2021.
