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We author and publish a range of resources to keep you up to date with the latest developments in employment, labour market and human resource policy and practice.
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Barristers' Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying report
Jun 2018 | The Bar CouncilThis report presents a selection of findings from IES' survey of barristers on behalf of The Bar Council. Focusing on three areas of the findings from the 2017 Working Lives survey, it explores the prevalence and nature of reports of harassment, bullying and discrimination.
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Fit for Work: Scoping the feasibility of an impact evaluation
Gonzalez Carreras F J, Speckesser S, Hillage J | Jun 2018 | Department for Work and PensionsThis report considers the possible approaches that could be pursued to estimate the impact of the assessment and/or Return to Work Plan elements of the Fit for Work service.
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Fit for Work process evaluation: Technical Annex
Gloster R, Marvell R, Huxley C | Jun 2018 | Department for Work and PensionsThe technical annex to the Fit for Work process evaluation report, produced by IES on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, should be read alongside the evaluation report, and contains tables and figures relating to the headline findings.
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Fit for Work: Final report of a process evaluation
Gloster R, Marvell R, Huxley C | Jun 2018 | Department for Work and PensionsThis report presents the findings from IES' process evaluation of the Fit for Work service. The evaluation of the occupational health assessment and advice service was conducted on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions between September 2015 and May 2017.
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Barristers' Working Lives 2017
Barristers' attitudes towards their working lives
May 2018 | The Bar CouncilThis report presents the findings of a survey conducted by IES in partnership with Employment Research Ltd on behalf of The Bar Council.
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Exploring wellbeing and mental health and associated support services for postgraduate researchers
Metcalfe J, Wilson S, Levecque K | May 2018 | Research EnglandThis report presents the findings of research conducted by researchers from Vitae, IES and the University of Ghent into the provision of wellbeing and mental health support for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) in UK higher education.
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Helping employers support their working carers
Findings and recommendations
May 2018 | Simply Health/The Work FoundationThis report published by Simply Health and the Work Foundation is the result of discussions held at a policy workshop held in 2017. IES' senior research fellow, Sally Wilson, fed in to the workshop, which considered the experiences of working carers and how employers and policymakers could offer support to this section of the UK labour market.
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Unlocking employee productivity: The role of health and wellbeing in manufacturing
May 2018 | EEF - The Manufacturers’ OrganisationIES-authored report for EEF, The Manufacturers' Organisation, and Westfield Health analyses the relationship between employee wellbeing and productivity in the manufacturing sector. The study offers guidance on how employee wellbeing activities can be aligned to business goals, based on a survey of over 100 employers and a review of the literature.
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Improving health and employment outcomes through joint working
Bevan S | Feb 2018 | Public Policy Institute for WalesThis report analyses how economic inactivity, which remains high in Wales despite currently low unemployment levels, can be addressed. The report explores how employers, health services and employment services in Wales can work together more effectively to produce better health and work outcomes.
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Evaluation of the Carers in Employment (CiE) Project: Methodological details and tabular findings
Wilson S, Marvell R, Gonzalez-Carreras F | Jan 2018 | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)This document presents a technical annex to the IES evaluation of the Carers in Employment (CiE) project. It contains methodological details of interviews conducted as part of the IES evaluation and tabular summaries of monitoring data collected at interim and final stages of the evaluation.