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  • Female-Service-Leavers-and-Employment

    Female Service Leavers and Employment

    Parry E, Battista V, Williams M, Robinson D, Takala H | Sep 2019 | Forces in Mind Trust

    This report examines the transition that female Service Leavers (SLs) make from the Armed Forces into civilian paid employment.

  • Understanding the conditions for successful mental health training for managers

    Understanding the conditions for successful mental health training for managers

    A randomised control trial to evaluate two training methods

    Wilson S, Martin A, Edwards M, O'Sullivan M | Sep 2019 | RSSB

    The research, led by IES on behalf of RSSB, has found face-to-face and e-learning training to be equally effective methods for training line managers in supporting staff with mental health problems. The study is the first randomised controlled trial of its kind to compare the two mental health training for line managers formats.

  • Does Employing Older Workers Affect Workplace Performance?

    Bryson A, Forth J, Gray H, and Stokes L | Sep 2019 | IZA Institute of Labor Economics

    Focusing on private sector workplaces in Britain, this report investigates whether the employment of older workers has implications for workplace performance.

  • Slides: Social mobility in the Ministry of Justice

    Aug 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Drew Morris' slides from IES HR workshop 'Unlocking talent through social mobility', 18 July 2019, London

  • Slides: Unlocking talent through social mobility

    Lucy, D | Aug 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Dan Lucy's slides from IES HR workshop 'Unlocking talent through social mobility', 18 July 2019, London

  • Pilot and feasibility study on the sustainability and effectiveness of results for European Social Fund participants using counterfactual impact evaluations

    Ciffolilli, A., De Castris, M., Kluve, J., Naldini, A., Paggiaro, A., Pompili, M., Capuano, S., Gray, H. and Broughton, A.  | Jul 2019 | European Commission Directorate-General for Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion

    The ‘Pilot and feasibility study on the sustainability and effectiveness of results for ESF participants using CIEs’ is aimed at assessing the feasibility of counterfactual impact evaluation (CIE) as an advantageous evaluation method of ESF...

  • Slides: Understanding the conditions for successful mental health training for managers

    IES’ research approach and emerging findings

    Edwards, M | Jun 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Megan Edwards' slides from IES HR workshop 'Line managers and their role in employee wellbeing', 20 June 2019, London

  • Slides: The importance of line managers for employee wellbeing

    Are the squeezed middle too squeezed?

    Bajorek, Z | Jun 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Zofia Bajorek's slides from IES HR workshop 'Line managers and their role in employee wellbeing' , 20 June 2019, London

  • Estimating the impact of Traineeships

    Final Report

    Dorsett R, Gray H, Speckesser S, Stokes L | Jun 2019 | Department for Education

    Based on the analysis of national administrative data, this report estimates the effect of participating in a Traineeship on the three intended outcomes of progress into an apprenticeship, further learning or employment.

  • Infographic: Career Provision in Colleges: What Works?

    Williams J | Jun 2019 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This infographic summarises the findings from research conducted by IES into careers provision in colleges. This shows the impact of good college careers provision and lessons for colleges to take forward in order to meet the Gatsby benchmarks.