Projects and case studies

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  • National UK expert for a fitness check of the EC information and consultation Directive

    This project provided information on the UK implemention of EU rules on information and consultation, contained in three EC Directives, relating to information and consultation, transfer of undertakings and collective redundancies, in order to...

  • Employment, Partnership and Skills: a qualitative evaluation

    The Departments for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have commissioned IES to undertake an evaluation of how well the employment and skills systems work together. This qualitative study is intended to assess the...

  • Case Studies on Pay Progression

    On behalf of the Review Bodies it supports, the Office of Manpower Economics commissioned IES to explore pay progression mechanisms (the mechanism by which an individual moves up their pay range) to enhance understanding of how they work and how...

  • Supporting Legislative Requirements in Jobcentre Plus

    Jobcentre Plus (the UK public employment service) commissioned this research to establish whether and to what extent staff across the organisation understand and feel adequately supported to undertake the legislative requirements of the public...

  • Long-term Unemployment and Worklessness in Newham

    The London Borough of Newham commissioned IES to provide an analysis of long-term unemployment and worklessness, and to identify ways in which this might be addressed. The research included: a targeted literature review of long-term worklessness...

  • Young People in Jobs Without Nationally Recognised Accredited Training

    Greater Manchester Challenge (a consortium of local authorities formed of Salford, Bury and Wigan) commissioned IES to research the barriers to learning, and the learning and training needs, of young people in jobs without nationally-recognised...

  • Employee Engagement Plan for the Health and Safety Executive

    IES carried out qualitative research for Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to explore the results of its first 'People Survey', in particular to gain a better understanding of staff engagement and its drivers, and to draw up an action plan to...

  • Health and Safety Impact of Work Organisation

    The Health and Safety Executive commissioned IES to explore the impact of task-focused working arrangements on health and safety. Specifically the research aimed to provide evidence on whether the way work is organised (eg on a task and finish, or...

  • Get Connected Impact Evaluation

    IES worked in partnership with NIACE to evaluate the SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Get Connected funding programme. The funding was offered to organisations in the social care sector to improve access to ICT for service users, family...

  • Back Office Efficiency in the NHS

    The financial crisis facing the NHS (and the public sector generally) encouraged leaders to think more creatively about all aspects of their organisations. One area that came under increasing scrutiny was back office functions and systems (eg HR,...