Projects and case studies

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  • The impact of emerging forms of interfirm relationships on employment and working conditions

    The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions commissioned IES, with the Manchester Business School’s European Work and Employment Research Centre (EWERC), to conduct a comparative international study of the impact...

  • Meeting the Needs of Disadvantaged Learners and Non-learners

    IES conducted this study on behalf of the LSC, leading a consortium which included Ipsos MORI and NIACE. The research included a large-scale survey, consultative workshops, and qualitative interviews and focus groups. The project segmented...

  • Supporting NHS 'No Delays' Extension

    Under its No Delays Ambassador Sites programme, the NHS Institute supported healthcare trusts to embed No Delays products with a view to supporting service redesign and 18 week delivery. A key feature of this programme was the deployment of a...

  • Building Capability for a Self-improving NHS

    This project is designed to capture and develop learning from three HR/OD capability building initiatives designed to support the NHS workstream 'Building capability for a self-improving NHS'. The design reflects the collaborative nature of the...

  • Finding Out How HR is Perceived

    Boehringer-Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, worked with IES to identify how its HR function is perceived both by those working in it, in the UK, and by the line managers and employees who use HR services and support. Wendy Hirsh from IES used...

  • Using the Flexible Nursing Workforce in the NHS

    IES carried out some work for NHS Professionals on the use of the flexible nursing workforce in the NHS. This included analysing data held by NHS Professionals on trends in the use of bank and agency nursing staff, and conducting case studies of...

  • Workplace Projects Evaluation

    IES was commissioned to evaluate Acas' Workplace Projects service. Workplace Projects are collaborative in-house projects, facilitated by Acas advisors and run within organisations by management and employee representatives. They are a bespoke...

  • Evaluation of Academy for Large Scale Change

    IES was appointed to evaluate 'The Academy for Large Scale Change' designed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in order to equip Strategic Health Authorities, and regional and national leaders, with world class improvement and...

  • An evaluation of Partners Outreach for Ethnic Minorities (POEM)

    The policy intent of POEM was to improve the economic activity of its target groups: Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Somali women, by addressing their barriers to work, including cultural barriers, confidence, knowledge of labour market options and...

  • Evaluating Integrated Employment and Skills (IES) Trials

    The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), Jobcentre Plus, the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) were working together to develop a new integrated employment and skills system to...