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How we designed and tested a tool to assess whether investing in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) can deliver a return on investment by reducing sickness absence and preventing mental health problems in the workplace.
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) commissioned IES to carry out an online survey of the optometry profession. The main focus of the survey was to explore the career aspirations of optometrists in the UK, also testing their attitudes towards their work and their profession.
The technical annex to the Fit for Work process evaluation report, produced by IES on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, should be read alongside the evaluation report, and contains tables and figures relating to the headline findings.
This report considers the possible approaches that could be pursued to estimate the impact of the assessment and/or Return to Work Plan elements of the Fit for Work service.
IES-authored report for EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation, and Westfield Health analyses the relationship between employee wellbeing and productivity in the manufacturing sector. The study offers guidance on how employee wellbeing activities can be aligned to business goals, based on a survey of over 100 employers and a review of the literature.
This report published by Simply Health and the Work Foundation is the result of discussions held at a policy workshop held in 2017. IES' senior research fellow, Sally Wilson, fed in to the workshop, which considered the experiences of working carers and how employers and policymakers could offer support to this section of the UK labour market.
This report analyses how economic inactivity, which remains high in Wales despite currently low unemployment levels, can be addressed. The report explores how employers, health services and employment services in Wales can work together more effectively to produce better health and work outcomes.
Sally Wilson's presentation slides from Vitae event 'Unknown future: Cultures, behaviours and mindsets', 25 January 2018, Birmingham.
Slides from Rosemary Exton and Peter Totterdill's presentation at IES HR Workshop 'Good work and mental wellbeing: creating the healthy workplace', London, January 2018.
The nursing workforce in 2017 is under a number of pressures, both from the demand side but also the supply side. The findings of this survey paint a picture of how these pressures are impacting nursing staff.
