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  • Review of Action Teams for Jobs

    Casebourne J, Davis S, Page R | Feb 2006 | Department for Work and Pensions

    This report presents the findings from a Review of Action Teams for Jobs undertaken from June 2005 to February 2006. The review a consultation exercise to gather information from all 65 Action Teams; interviews with key national policy and operational staff; analysis of Management Information data (from April 2004 to March 2005); and six detailed case studies to examine the experience of six different Action Teams.

  • Recruitment and Retention of Staff in Higher Education 2005

    Strebler M, Pollard E, Miller L, Akroyd K | Feb 2006 | Universities and Colleges Employers Association

    The Universities and Colleges Employers Association commissioned IES to undertake research exploring patterns in the recruitment and retention of staff in higher education. The research also examined the methods by which higher education employers monitor and measure workforce changes and the solutions found by higher education institutions in dealing with any shortages.

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    Career Support Services for Employees

    The provision of career coaching or counselling in employing organisations

    Hirsh W | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper presents the findings of an IES study examining the various ways in which major employers offer a specialist career support service to their employees. The project collected information in a number of ways. Fifteen major employing organisations sent written responses to an email survey and an additional nine case study organisations participated through in-depth discussions. Twenty seven interviews were conducted with employers, representatives from public career services, professional bodies, training providers for career professionals in higher education and in the private sector, practising career coaches and occupational psychologists.

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    Bullying and Harassment

    Building a Culture of Dignity and Respect

    Suff P, Strebler M | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    It is only over the past decade or so that bullying and harassment have emerged as prominent issues on the workplace agenda. This growing interest is not confined to the UK: a report by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2003) reports that incidence rates of violence, bullying and sexual harassment have increased in member states, although the report notes that it it difficult to say how much the increase is owing to raised awareness of the issues.

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    Mapping the Wider Care Workforce

    Jagger N | Feb 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This expert paper explores the nature and dynamics of the wider care workforce. In doing so, it considers the expected expanded contribution by the voluntary sector, community organisations and charities, and social enterprises, alongside users and their carers. It goes on to explore issues of gender, age, ethnicity, qualifications and other background descriptors of the wider care workforce.

  • Employers' Use of Migrant Labour

    Main report

    Dench S, Hurstfield J, Hill D, Akroyd K | Feb 2006 | Home Office

    This publication is no longer available from the client. The Home Office commissioned IES to conduct research into the recruitment and employment of migrant workers in the UK. This research formed part of the preparation for change from the current economic migration system to the new points-based system. The focus of the study was on economic migrants: people who come to this country primarily to work, rather than asylum seekers or refugees. Data were collected between April and August 2005.

  • Student Income and Expenditure Survey 2004/05

    Finch S, Jones A, Parfrement J, Cebulla A (NatCen), Connor H, Hillage J, Pollard E, Tyers C, Hunt W, Loukas G (IES) | Feb 2006 | Department for Education and Skills

    The 2004/05 Student Income and Expenditure Survey, commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills and the National Assembly of Wales, covered a random sample of just over 3,700 full-time and part-time students in higher education, in England and Wales, at 88 institutions. It was the first comprehensive assessment since 1998/99 and was designed to set a baseline against which future changes, following the 2004 Higher Education Act, could be monitored.

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    Business Models and HR

    Logic or Fashion?

    Robinson D, Wolfe H | Jan 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper explores the extent to which there is a link between business models and HR, in terms of structure, function and skills.

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    The Application of an Inexact Science

    Job Evaluation in the 21st Century

    Suff P, Reilly P | Jan 2006 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This paper discusses uses of job evaluation (JE) and the different types that exist, and advises on how to select a JE scheme. It looks at JE in today's workplace, and shifting expectations. Pay flexibility and equal pay protection are also discussed.

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    Women in London's Economy: Qualitative Research

    Hurstfield J, Miller L, Page R, Willison R, Loukas G | Dec 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This qualitative research examines: influences on women's employment choices, perceptions and experiences; attitudes to training and employment of women in sectors identified as areas of growth by GLA Economics (financial services; legal services; ICT; creative and media; and administration); work and employment practices that form barriers to equality in these sectors; and other specific policies and practice, including best practice.