Projects and case studies
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Review of Success Factors in Foresight Studies
EU OSHA commissioned IES, in partnership with the University of South Wales, to undertake a literature review and series of expert interviews to identify the factors associated with success of foresighting research.The project specifically...
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Employment conditions in the international road haulage sector
IES was commissioned to research a long briefing note for the European Parliament on the subject of working conditions in the European road haulage sector. The project consisted of desk research and some interviews of EU stakeholders.IES...
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Online interactive risk assessment survey
IES was commissioned by EU-OSHA to undertake an online survey to review its community members' experiences of the Agency's online risk assessment tool and consult with broader stakeholders.The survey aimed to inform the Agency's Online...
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Training young trade union leaders
IES was commissioned to help Visionary Analytics, Lithuania, with the structure of questionnaires and the final reports for this evaluation of the progress of young trade union leaders who had received training in the previous five years from...
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Study on diversity within the teaching profession - expert for Greek and Cypriot national reports
IES worked with Ecorys on a project for the European Commission looking at diversity within the teaching profession, with a particular focus on those from migrant/minority backgrounds. The study aimed to:provide a comprehensive analysis and...
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Updating the ILO's YouthPOL database with youth employment policies in selected EU countries
IES has been commissioned by the ILO to collect and analyse a series of legislative and policy documents relating to youth employment in a selection of EU countries, for inclusion in the ILO YouthPOL database. The YouthPOL database is ILO's global...
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Research on the 2014 European Directive on the Enforcement of the Posted Workers Directive
IES has been commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to carry out qualitative research to help the government assess the likely impact of the 2014 European Directive on the Enforcement of the Posted Workers on...
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Health and wellbeing of older workers
The CIPD commissioned IES to conduct research into how employers could retain older workers by focusing on their health and wellbeing and being flexible about their caring commitments, such as responsibilities for elderly parents.The research...
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The gender employment gap: challenges and solutions
IES, together with IRS in Bologna, Italy, was commissioned to undertake a study on the effectiveness of policy measures aimed at supporting and encouraging the participation of women in the labour market in six EU Member States: Denmark, Finland,...
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Precarious employment: patterns, trends and policy strategies in Europe
IES worked with IZA and IDEA Consult to produce a study on precarious work in the EU for the Employment Committee of the European Parliament.The study included a literature review of the extent and trends relating to different forms of precarious...