Projects and case studies
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The Youth Guarantee in light of changes in the world of work
IES is working with ICON-INSTITUT in Germany on a project for the European Commission which aims to:provide an overview of Youth Guarantee delivery models across the EU;present a synthesis of current and upcoming challenges faced by young people...
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Impact case studies on health coaching
The aim of the project is to provide an overview on the spread and impact of health coaching within the NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme.Through the development of organisational impact case studies, IES will explore local outcomes for...
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Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey
In partnership with BMG Research, IES will deliver the next Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey (2018).The survey will be crucial in enabling the government to monitor the take-up of maternity and paternity benefits, and how this has changed, as...
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Legal Sector Workforce Planning Research
The legal services market is facing widespread disruption with a more liberal regulatory environment, stronger commercial pressures, and the increasing adoption of technology. These developments will impact the type of roles and skills required in...
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Survey of the optometric workforce 2018
IES has conducted an online survey of optometrists in the UK on behalf of the Association of Optometrists. Students, pre-registration and fully-qualified optometrists are included, the latter category incorporating employed optometrists,...
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The impact of the minimum wage on employment and hours, including the impact on young workers
The aim of the research is to assess the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2016 and its successive updating on employment and hours worked.It will be based on an individual-level analyses of the Labour Force...
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Survey of EU staff at higher education providers
IES, working with the Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) and Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), is undertaking research for the Department for Education into EU staff at UK higher education institutions to understand...
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Assessment of public interventions to combat labour market segmentation in four EU Member States
This project, on behalf of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, is focused on identifying labour market interventions aimed at combating labour market segmentation (including those addressing differences in...
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Understanding the conditions for successful mental health training for managers
IES is conducting:a review of mental health training to determine the best topics to train line managers in, the best method(s) of delivering the training and the best means of measuring beneficial impacts; andan evaluation of two types of...
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Case studies on the impact of selected interventions on organisational performance and patient experience
We conducted four case studies with NHS Trusts in North-East England, selected from volunteer trusts by NHS Employers.The focus of the case studies was on the relationship between human resource management interventions, staff satisfaction...