Projects and case studies

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  • Evaluation of the Carers' Employment Pilot: supporting carers to remain in employment

    IES was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence to evaluate a two-year pilot programme, which focused on testing and finding out 'what works' to support carers to remain in employment and economically active. Nine English local...

  • 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...

  • Discriminatory recruitment practices in employment

    IES, along with IFF Research and COMPAS, was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to carry out research designed to improve understanding of employer behaviour and practices when recruiting British and migrant workers...

  • 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,...

  • Research into tackling unemployment among disadvantaged young people

    This research for Centrepoint sought to understand what impact the government’s proposed measures to tackle youth unemployment would have on some of the most disadvantaged young people, particularly homeless young people.The research involved...

  • Mindfulness in support of organisational change

    IES, in partnership with Cranfield University, was commissioned by a government department to conduct a systematic review of industry best practice on workplace mindfulness-based applications.The review considered the potential of mindfulness...

  • What works in reducing pay gaps?

    This project comprised a literature review on the effectiveness of interventions to close the gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps plus the design and facilitation of three workshops with employers and stakeholders to identify key...

  • Evaluation of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants

    IES was commissioned to evaluate the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants, which aimed to support innovative and sustainable projects by providers to increase the capacity of the sector for meeting the public sector Equality Duty. The work...

  • Discrimination of migrant workers at the workplace

    IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on discrimination against migrant workers in the workplace.The project comprised desk research to review the discrimination that foreign-born workers face in the labour...

  • The costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities and sheltered workshops

    IES worked with Matrix to carry out research for the European Parliament on the costs and returns of investments for reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities.The aim of the study was to provide Members of the Committee on Employment...