Projects and case studies
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Wage bargaining regimes and pay outcomes study
A study on wage bargaining schemes and pay outcomes for Eurofound with two elements: A summarising framework of the theory of the institutions involved in wage bargaining systems and more widely, social institutions and economic policy regimes,...
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Understanding employers’ graduate recruitment practices
The main aim of this research for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was to provide evidence on the approach to graduate recruitment undertaken by employers and how this has evolved in recent years.The study explored:patterns...
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Employer Investment Fund (EIF) and Growth Investment Fund (GIF) Programme Level Evaluation
IES together with Ipsos Mori was appointed to undertake an impact and process evaluation of the Employer Investment Fund and Growth Investment Fund by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. These funds provided time-limited subsidies...
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Evaluation of the Apprenticeship Trailblazers
The Apprenticeship Trailblazers were introduced as a means of addressing recommendations from the Richard Review (2012), that employers are ‘best placed to judge the quality and relevance of training and demand the highest possible standards...
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Provision of an online survey for EU-OSHA agency stakeholders
IES has been commissioned to carry out an online survey among the subscribers to OSHmail (around 50,000 e-mail addresses). The survey will be carried in all official EU languages plus Icelandic and Norwegian. The survey will provide feedback on...
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Guide to activities using IT for social care providers who work with people with dementia
IES conducted research to identify the ways in which organisations in the care sector are using new technology to support and improve quality of life for people with dementia. The work involved interviews with experts and practitioners, a search...
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Review of the Jobcentre Plus Integrated Children's Centre Adviser project
This pilot has operated over two years in four sites across Wales. Jobcentre Plus advisers working within children’s centres and in partnership with Communities First networks have aimed to reach out and support those furthest away from the labour...
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An Assessment of the impact of the introduction of the Apprentice Rate of the National Minimum Wage
A National Minimum Wage Apprentice Rate (NMWAR) at £2.50 an hour was introduced in October 2010 and increased to £2.60 shortly after.IES was asked by the Low Pay Commission to deliver a research project on how the introduction of the NMWAR had...
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ILO retreat contribution
Jim Hillage from the Institute, contributed to a session on how to evaluate the impact of skills and learning programmes at a recent event for staff from the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO is engaged in all parts of the world...
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Qualitative post-test on the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER)
The European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) is a pan-European survey of management and worker representatives in enterprises with more than ten employees on how health, safety and well-being are managed at work. This...