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  • Review of successful Occupational Safety and Health benchmarking initiatives

    Callen A, Wilson S | Jul 2015 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

    The overarching aim of this project was to review occupational safety and health (OSH) benchmarking schemes that have been set up at sector, Member State or European level. The research also set out to assess the benefits that such schemes can deliver, as well as their limitations, and to identify the key factors and main obstacles to their success.

  • The Case for Health Coaching

    Lessons learned from implementing a training and development intervention for clinicians across the East of England

    Carter A, Tamkin P, Wilson S, Miller L | Jul 2015 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The subject of this report is the IES evaluation of an education initiative/ development intervention consisting of a two-day health coaching programme for 777 clinicians and a further four-day programme for 25 of the clinicians to become in-house...

  • Summary: Evaluation of the 2010–13 Fit for Work Service pilots: final report

    Hillage J, Williams M, Marvell R, Shiels C, Gabbay M, Weston K, Humphreys I | Jun 2015 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This report pulls together the available evidence about whether seven extended Fit for Work pilots achieved their aims and in particular their effect on returning sickness absentees to work.

  • Evaluation of the 2010–13 Fit for Work Service pilots: final report

    Hillage J, Williams M, Marvell R, Shiels C, Gabbay M, Weston K, Humphreys I | Jun 2015 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This report presents the available evidence on whether the Fit for Work pilots achieved their aims, in particular, whether the Year 2 and 3 pilots succeeded in providing biopsychosocial support to sickness absentees, improving their health, and helping them to return to work.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 1

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report is the first of a series of evidence reviews. It includes evidence from five studies about the way in which supervisors can affect the wellbeing of the people they manage.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 2

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report is the second of a series evidence reviews. It reviews studies which examined the effectiveness of organisational interventions that aimed to support line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they managed.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees: Evidence Review 3

    Hillage J, Holmes J, Rickard C, Marvell R, Taskila T, Bajorek Z, Bevan S, Brine J | Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This report presents the third of a series of evidence reviews and is a qualitative review of non-intervention studies which explore the workplace factors that facilitate or constrain the ability of line managers to enhance the wellbeing of the people they manage.

  • Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health and wellbeing of employees

    Jun 2015 | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

    This guideline makes recommendations on improving the health and wellbeing of employees, with a particular focus on organisational culture and context, and the role of line managers.

  • The Fourth Work-Life Balance Employer Survey (2013)

    Dec 2014 | Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

    This fourth Work-Life Balance Employer Survey (2013 edition) provides a detailed and statistically representative picture of employers’ policies and practice on flexible working and leave arrangements.

  • Ex-post evaluation of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-2013: Working Together for Risk Prevention

    Final report

    Broughton A, Ledermaier S, Hinks R | Nov 2014 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

    IES was commissioned to carry out an evaluation of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-2013. The evaluation aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact of the campaign and its activities at EU and national level. It provided conclusions and recommendations to help develop and further increase the effectiveness and impact of future campaigns.