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Corporate training and payment systems based on skills and competencies are becoming more widespread among UK organisations. This study, commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Commission, explores the gender implications of the increasing tendency of organisations to make payments to staff on the basis of an assessment of individual skills or level of training, and on an assessment of individual competencies.
The National Record of Achievement was a document, in a nationally recognised format, issued to school leavers to set out their skills, experience and achievements. It could provide employers with a convenient and comprehensible record of what a job had applicant done and could do. This study, commissioned by the Department for Education and Employment, examined how employers were using the NRA, the ways they felt it could be improved, as well as the factors which inhibited wider use amongst employers.
This publication is no longer available. Commissioned by the ESRC, the focus of this study was on women’s careers in social science research. It assessed the situation of women researchers in social sciences, by sector and discipline. It examined issues of career prospects and barriers, as raised during interviews with women researchers at different stages in their careers.
This report was published at a time of continuing employer appetite for flexible work arrangements, set against a background of legal and political uncertainty. It sets out arguments for and against outsourcing, and emphasises the need for careful evaluation of the benefits to be found, and the risks involved. This publication is no longer available.
This qualitative study of sales assistants in the retail industry looks at the culture and competitive strengths in retailing, and the nature and impact of change in the industry. From this background the report explores employers' skills requirements and how they are changing. The study also addresses recruitment, and the assessment of whether individuals have the skills and abilities needed.
Multi-source feedback, often called 360 degree review, is the process by which an individual manager receives personal feedback from more than one source (eg subordinates, peers, line manager and customers). This study examines the practical application of various forms of multi-source feedback in eight case study organisations including: the Post Office, BAA, Mercury Communications, Yorkshire Water, BT, and BP.
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This publication was authored by Linda Miller before she joined IES.
