Publications

The IPD Guide on Using Your Computerised Personnel System

Going live with a computerised personnel system is just the beginning. The real challenge is using the system well. This guide focuses on those factors that either help or hinder the effective use of a system. Many of these issues are directly related to the organisation: its people, resources, knowledge, commitment, expectation and attitudes. This publication is no longer available.

Baseline Survey of the Measures in Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Relating to the Provision of Goods and Services

This report provides detailed information about establishments covered by the DDA's provisions on access to goods and services, and the changes establishments have made and intend to make to serve their disabled customers better.

Monitoring the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995

This report presents the findings of a study monitoring cases taken during the first 19 months of implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), throughout the UK.

The New Deal Gateway: A Labour Market Assessment

This is a short, focused study examining the issues behind the coexistence of notified vacancies and unemployed young people on New Deal's Gateway in the Birmingham labour market. This publication is no longer available.

Supporting Skills for Care Workers

This report presents the findings of an in-depth exploration of the skills required to work in childcare and eldercare. These occupations are frequently seen as requiring little real skill, and it has been argued that the skills needed basically come naturally, especially to women. Our study challenges this view and shows that both looking after children and older people require a body of skill and knowledge which is changing and becoming more complex.

Reviewing Attendance in the NHS

Causes of absence and discussion of management strategies

IES carried out an evaluation of workplace health in the NHS in 1995 which collected data from employees in 14 NHS Trusts. Subsequent reanalysis of the data, coupled with a comprehensive review of the academic literature on sickness absence, has resulted in a series of findings about the common causes of sickness absence which lead, in turn, onto discussion about the management strategies most likely to reduce it.

The New Deal for Young Unemployed People: A Summary of Progress

The New Deal for young unemployed people was a key element in the Government's Welfare to Work strategy. It aimed to help young people who had been unemployed and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for six months or more to find work and to improve their longer term employability. This report summarises the development of the programme in November 1998, eight months after its national roll-out. This publication is no longer available.

Skills and Training Needs in West London's Food Manufacturing Sector

This Briefing Paper was part of a series on the food economy in West London which came from a three year collaborative project between the Centre for Food Policy at Thames Valley University and West London TEC. The 'Food Excellence Programme' aimed to enhance the understanding of the food sector's opportunities and constraints, and to enable organisations to refine their services for local companies and businesses. This publication is no longer available.