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  Working for Your Health: A Survey of NHS Trust Staff

  Bevan S | May 1997 | Health Education Authority

  This report presents the findings from staff surveys in the 14 NHS trusts who participated in a Health Education Authority (HEA) study of the Health at Work in the NHS (HAWNHS) initiative. The surveys were all conducted in the first seven months of 1995 and formed part of a wider study to evaluate and monitor the impact of the HAWNHS initiative.

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  Who Cares? The business benefits of carer-friendly employment practices

  Bevan S, Kettley P, Patch A | Mar 1997 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Social and demographic changes are involving an increasing number of families in caring responsibilities: for children, sick, disabled or elderly family members. Is this keeping skilled people out of the labour market? And what is the cost to employers in terms of productivity, sickness absence and staff turnover? This report examines the effects on employers of adopting carer-friendly employment practices, and concludes that there are clearly demonstrable business and competitive benefits to be had.

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  The Costs and Benefits of the Noise at Work Regulations 1989

  Honey S, Hillage J, Jagger N, Morris S | Jan 1997 | Health and Safety Executive

  As part of a review of the Noise at Work Regulations (1989) IES was commissioned to assess the costs and benefits to employers directly and indirectly arising from the regulations. The assessment was based on a postal survey of an achieved a sample of 1,889 organisations with five or more employees, supplemented by a literature review, follow-up telephone and face to face interviews with 51 respondents and more detailed case studies.

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  Evaluation of the Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992

  Honey S, Hillage J, Frost D, La Valle I | Jan 1997 | Health and Safety Executive

  This study for the Health and Safety Executive aimed to evaluate the aspects of the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) legislation which were specific to the Regulations. The objectives of the study were to provide background information on the use of DSE; assess employers' understanding of the Regulations; review the nature and extent of the actions taken in order to comply with the Regulations; gather views of DSE users and explore the costs and benefits of the actions taken.

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  Health Surveillance in Great Britain

  Honey S, Hillage J, Patch A, Morris S | Sep 1996 | Health and Safety Executive

  This study on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of health surveillance carried out by employers in Britain. Health surveillance is the collective term used for a range of procedures designed principally to protect the health of individual employees by identifying the occurence of work-related diseases as early as possible.

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  Employers’ Use of the NVQ System

  Spilsbury M, Moralee J, Evans C | Nov 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This publication is no longer available. In this study, IES revisited its 1993 study of the take-up and use of National Vocational Qualifications to examine progress, involving a survey of 758 employers across England and Wales. It examined the influences of size, ownership and sector on employers’ use of NVQs, their understanding of them, and penetration of NVQs in those employers that do use them.

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  Evaluation of Investors in People in England and Wales, 1994-1995

  Spilsbury M, Moralee J, Hillage J, Frost D | Jul 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This publication is no longer available. IES was commissioned to undertake a longitudinal evaluation of the Investors initiative. This report gives evidence arising from the second sweep of the research. It examines employers’ involvement with Investors, training and development, the workforce, business performance and the impact of Investors in People.

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  Employee Morale During Downsizing

  Kettley P | Jun 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The experience of living with the possibility of redundancy, and watching others leave, has become part of the working experience of many UK employees. Whatever the corporate rationale, this 'downsizing' is a personal rather than a bottom-line issue for those who survive it and who are ultimately responsible for the newly structured business's future success. Talk of 'survivor syndrome' in the popular press has highlighted the dangers of generating a new breed of alienated employee, devoid of loyalty and commitment. How can employers maintain employee morale in times of such change?

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  Teachers: Recruitment and the Labour Market

  Court G, Morris S, Reilly B, Williams M | May 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This report looks at the relationship between the supply of teachers to the teaching profession, the state of the labour market and pay levels. It comprises a review of existing information on the supply of teachers, and the findings from a statistical modelling exercise looking at some of the influences on the proportion of graduates entering teaching between 1986 and 1992. This publication is no longer available.

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  Measuring and Monitoring Absence from Work

  Seccombe I | Apr 1995 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Research shows that improvements in employee attendance can be achieved through a combination of senior management commitment, clear responsibilities, appropriate information, trained line managers, and attention to staff welfare. This report is concerned with the third of these success factors: the provision of accurate, timely and accessible information. It explains how to calculate, and when to use, a wide variety of absence measures.