Projects and case studies
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Evaluation of Communities for Work
Communities for Work is a new labour market intervention to support long-term unemployed and inactive people into employment. Funded by the ESF, and operating in areas of Wales, it was launched in May 2015 and will operate until at least March...
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Managing gender identity in the workplace
There has been very little research in the area of gender identity and its implications for the workplace, and in particular for managers and employees.This study on behalf of Acas will consider the full range of transgender and non-binary...
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Flexible Working for Parents and Carers Returning to Work
IES carried out a review of how organisations elicit and consider requests for flexible working from those returning to work, and how they then manage the careers of those that work flexibly.
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Review of models of support for disabled students
This review will provide evidence about how support for disabled students is currently structured and the progress institutions have already made towards an inclusive model of support for disability prior to the increase in HEFCE funding.The...
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Qualitative analysis of individuals in the gig economy
IES was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to conduct qualitative research to gather views from individuals who have found work in the gig economy.There has been a policy focus on the gig economy, as...
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Rapid evidence assessment - parents' decisions about returning to work and child caring responsibilities
The project was a rapid evidence assessment (REA) to systematically identify and critically review evidence on how parents make decisions about returning to work and childcare responsibilities in the UK. Outputs included a research report and...
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Defining vulnerable/disadvantaged groups
This project for Equality and Human Rights Commission sets out to explore what is meant by a 'vulnerable group' and how it can be defined in relation to equality and human rights monitoring so that it is a meaningful concept.
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Women in Senior Roles: what works in breaking glass ceilings?
IES was commissioned by the London Borough of Lewisham to research the reasons behind the council's success in achieving gender parity in the make-up of its senior posts and highlight how the glass ceiling impact on senior executives has been...
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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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Evidence on employment practice for the Teachers’ Longer Working Review
This project aimed to provide information to the teachers' Working Longer Review - a tripartite review between the Department for Education, teaching unions and their employers - so that it had the necessary contextual evidence to...